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noun
Bulla  n.  (pl. bullae)  
1.
(Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.
2.
(Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.
3.
A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.
4.
(Zool.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.





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... bulla rudi demissast aurea collo, matris et ante deos libera sumpta toga, tum tibi pauca suo de carmine dictat Apollo et ...
— The Student's Companion to Latin Authors • George Middleton


Words linked to "Bulla" :   water blister, cyst, seal, vesicle, blister, blood blister, pustule, pathology, stamp, bleb


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