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Bulla   Listen
noun
Bulla  n.  (pl. bullae)  
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.





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"Bulla" Quotes from Famous Books



... Fully formed larva of Echinorhynchus proteus from the body cavity of Phoxinus laevis (from Hamann). Highly magnified. a, Proboscis; b, bulla; c, neck; d, trunk; ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
... two three. Moreton Bay : kamarah bulla mudyan. Moreton Island : karawo poonlah madan. Bijenelumbo : warat ngargark 2 1. Limbakarajia : erat ngargark 2 1. Terrutong : roka oryalk 2 1. Limbapyu : immuta lawidperra 2 1. Kowrarega : warapune quassur ...
— Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) • John MacGillivray
... Bulla: a blister or blister-like structure: the shield-like sclerite that closes the opening to the trachea in lamellicorn larvae: in Ephemerida a part of the costal area of the fore wing toward the tip, which is slightly swollen ...
— Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology • John. B. Smith


Words linked to "Bulla" :   stamp, pustule, blister, blood blister, water blister


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