1.
[syn: blister, bulla, bleb]
2. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bulla \Bul"la\, n.; pl. Bull[ae]. [L. bulla bubble. See Bull
an edict.]
1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle,
containing a transparent watery fluid.
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2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear
in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or
auditory bulla.
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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.
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4. (Zool.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bulla
n 1: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous
fluid [syn: blister, bulla, bleb]
2: the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull