bulla
bul·la
B0541200 (bo͝ol′ə)bulla
(ˈbʊlə; ˈbʌlə)bul•la
(ˈbʊl ə, ˈbʌl ə)n., pl. bul•lae (ˈbʊl i, ˈbʌl i)
| Noun | 1. |  bulla - (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid |
| 2. | bulla - the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull |
n., pl. bul•lae (ˈbʊl i, ˈbʌl i)
Bulla
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a round metal seal made of lead, silver, or gold, which was usually used in the Middle Ages to fasten papal, imperial, and royal acts (documents) by being tied to the document by a string; the act itself, with the bulla tied to it, was also called a bulla. [In English the act is called a bull.] The most important royal and imperial decrees, fastened with golden seals, came to be called Golden Bulls (such as the Golden Bull of 1222, issued by the Hungarian King Andrew II, and the Golden Bull of 1356, issued by Charles IV of the Holy Roman Empire). In later centuries, up until modern times, the term “bulla” was used to designate only the most important acts issued by the popes of Rome.
The supplementary historical discipline known as sphragistics studies medieval bull seals.
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[bul´ah] (pl. bul´lae) (L.)bul·la
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(bul'ă, -ē),bulla
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AnatomyA rounded thin-walled bony prominence.
Comparative anatomy
A ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of some mammals, as in the tympanic or auditory bulla.
Dermatology
A large bleb or vesicle filled with serous fluid which may correspond to a separation of the epidermal-dermal junction.
Pulmonology
A bleb, see there.
bulla
plural, bullae Anatomy A rounded thin-walled bony prominence Dermatology A large bleb or vesicle filled with serous fluid which may correspond to a separation of the epidermal-dermal junction. See Pemphigus Pulmonology See Emplysema.bul·la
, pl. bullae (bul'ă, -ē)bulla
(bul'a) plural.bullae [L. bulla, bubble, knob]bulla ethmoidalis
bulla ossea
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A large blister or vesicle. A thin-walled abnormal cavity filled with liquid or a gas.bulla
a bony projection.bulla
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bulla
- noun
Synonyms for bulla
noun (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Synonyms
- bleb
- blister
Related Words
- vesicle
- cyst
- pathology
- water blister
- blood blister
- pustule
noun the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
Related Words
- seal
- stamp
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