bulla

1. A round seal affixed to a papal bull.
2. Pathology. A large blister or vesicle.

[Medieval Latin, from Latin, bubble, seal.]

A circumscribed, elevated lesion of the skin containing fluid and measuring more than 5 mm in diameter.

A circular metal boss used by the ancient Romans as a decoration for fastening parts of doors; often highly ornamented.

bulla

Pl. bullae [L.] a blister; a circumscribed, fluid-containing, elevated lesion of the skin, usually more than 5 mm in diameter.

• emphysematous b. — spherical air-filled cavities in the interlobular spaces and under the pleura, often in large numbers, as part of a general state of pulmonary emphysema.
• lacrimal b. — a large extension of the thin bony wall of the maxillary sinus in the ox, which bulges into the ventral part of the orbit. There is a small lacrimal bulla also in the pig.
• osseous b. — see tympanic bulla (below).
• tympanic b. — a thin-walled bony capsule which houses an extension of the cavity of the middle ear, the tympanic cavity.

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Bulla may refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 Geography 3 Science, medicine and nature 4 Antiquity 5 Food 6 Media 7 See also

People

• Anton Bulla, a Slovak footballer and coach
• Clyde Robert Bulla (1914-2007), an American author of books for children
• Johnny Bulla, an American golfer
• Karl Bulla, a Russian photographer
• Max Bulla, an Australian bicycle racer

Geography

• Bulla, Victoria, a town in Australia
• Bulla Island, an island in the Caspian Sea

Science, medicine and nature

• Bulla (genus), a group of marine snails
• Bulla (dermatology) (plural bullae), is the medical term for a large vesicle
• Blister, a fluid-filled bubble on the skin caused by burning, friction or infection

Antiquity

• Bulla (seal) (plural bullae), a means of securing contents
• Bulla (amulet) (plural bullae), a type of talisman
• Bulla Regia, an archaeological site in northwestern Tunisia

Food

• Bulla cakes are a Jamaican pastry sweetened and colored brown with molasses, nutmeg and ginger.
• Bulla Dairy Foods, a major Australian dairy company

Media

• The Japanese language version name of Bra (Dragon Ball), an anime character
• A character and alias of British comedian Ricky Grover

See also

• Bula (disambiguation)
• Bulleh Shah

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