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Webster 1913 Edition


Bulla


Bul′la

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Bullæ
.
[L.
bulla
bubble. See
Bull
an edict.]
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.
(Zool.)
A genus of marine shells. See
Bubble shell
.

Definition 2024


buļļa

buļļa

See also: bulla and ɓulla

Latvian

Noun

buļļa m

  1. genitive singular form of bullis