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Dictionary: bul·la   (bʊl'ə) pronunciation
n., pl., bul·lae (bʊl'ē).
  1. A round seal affixed to a papal bull.
  2. Pathology. A large blister or vesicle.

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


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Dental Dictionary: bulla
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(bǒǒl′ə)
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A circumscribed, elevated lesion of the skin containing fluid and measuring more than 5 mm in diameter.

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

bulla



(pl. bullae) [Ar]

A hollow clay ball which contained tokens representing goods despatched or exchanged and was thus part of a system of accounts in early Mesopotamia.

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:

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People

Geography

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

Food

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

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