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bulla
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bulla has 2 senses
- bulla(n = noun.body) bleb, blister - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid; Array is a kind of cyst, vesicle
- bulla(n = noun.artifact) Array - the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull; Array is a kind of seal, stamp
has particulars: water blister, blood blister, pustule
CIDE DICTIONARY
bulla, n. [L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.].
- A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid. [1913 Webster]
- The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell. [1913 Webster]
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