01 n. A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.
pl.
Bullæ
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A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.(Med.)
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The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.(Anat.)
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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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