bulla
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noun, plural bul·lae [boo
l-ee, buhl-ee] .
[bool-ee, buhl-ee] . 1.
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
2.
an ancient Roman pendant, consisting of a rounded box containing an amulet.
3.
Pathology. a large vesicle.
4.
Zoology. a blisterlike or bubblelike prominence of a bone, as that of the tympanic bone in the skull of certain mammals.
Origin:
1840–50; < Latin: bubble, also stud, boss, knob (whence Medieval Latin bulla official seal)
1840–50; < Latin: bubble, also stud, boss, knob (whence Medieval Latin bulla official seal)
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| —n , pl -lae | |
| 1. | a leaden seal affixed to a papal bull, having a representation of Saints Peter and Paul on one side and the name of the reigning pope on the other |
| 2. | an ancient Roman rounded metal or leather box containing an amulet, worn around the neck |
| 3. | pathol another word for blister |
| 4. | anatomy a rounded bony projection |
| [C19: from Latin: round object, bubble] | |
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Medical Dictionary
bulla bul·la (b&oobreve;l'ə)
n. pl. bul·lae (b&oobreve;l'ē)
A large blister or vesicle of pathological origin.
A bubblelike structure.
bul'lous adj.
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Example sentences
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax can be caused by lung diseases that produce the bulla, such as emphysema or asthma.
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