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1. (n.) bulla
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
2. bulla
a large blister or vesicle.
Etymology: (1840–50; < L: bubble, also stud, boss, knob)
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1. (noun) blister, bulla, bleb
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
2. (noun) bulla
the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
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1. (noun) Bulla
a bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid
2. (noun) Bulla
the ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla
3. (noun) Bulla
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. (noun) Bulla
a genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell
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