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Definitions for Bulla

[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.
[5] 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
[6] an ancient Roman rounded metal or leather box containing an amulet, worn around the neck
[7] pathol another word for blister (def. 1)
[8] anatomy a rounded bony projection

Words related to Bulla

abscess, sore, welt, ulcer, cyst, pimple, carbuncle, wale, weal, sac, bubble, burn, vesicle, canker, boil, blain, vesication, furuncle, bleb, pustule

Words nearby Bulla

bull-necked, bull-nosed, bull-nosed bow, bull-roarer, bull., bulla, bullace, bullamakanka, bullarium, bullary, bullate

Origin of Bulla

1840–50; < Latin: bubble, also stud, boss, knob (whence Medieval Latin bulla official seal)

Word origin for Bulla

C19: from Latin: round object, bubble

Synonyms for Bulla

abscess, cyst, pimple, sore, ulcer, welt, blain, bleb, boil, bubble, burn, canker, carbuncle, furuncle, pustule, sac, vesication, vesicle, wale, weal, wheal