Thesaurus: bulla

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1. n. A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.
2. n. The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.
3. n. 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. n. A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
5. n. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
6. n. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
7. 1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid. 2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla. 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. 4. (Zoöl.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
8. A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing atransparent watery fluid.
9. n:100 n. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull