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bulla

  (bʊl'ə)

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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.

Bulla can refer to:

• Bulla (seal)
  • specifically, a Papal bull.
• A blister.
• Bulla, amulet
• Bulla, a genus of marine "bubble" snails of the superfamily Cephalaspidea
• Bulla, Victoria, Australia
• Bulla Island, Azerbaijan.
• Bulla or Bulleh Shah one of the famous Sufi poets of the Asian subcontinent
• The English anime name of Bra, a Dragon Ball GT character.
• Bulla Dairy Foods
• Bulla is also an alias of British comedian Ricky Grover

See also: Bula

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