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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bulla \Bul"la\, n.; pl. {Bull[ae]}. [L. bulla bubble. See {Bull}
     an edict.]
     1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle,
        containing a transparent watery fluid.
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     2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear
        in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or
        auditory bulla.
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     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.
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     4. (Zool.) A genus of marine shells. See {Bubble shell}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bullae
       See {bulla}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bulla
       n 1: (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous
            fluid [syn: {blister}, {bleb}]
       2: the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
       [also: {bullae} (pl)]

















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