Bulla

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1. Noun

A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.

2. Noun

The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.

3. Noun

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. Noun

A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.

5. Noun

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
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