Bulla — may refer to: In geography *Bulla, Victoria, a town in Australia *Bulla Island, an island in the Caspian Sea In science and nature * Bulla (genus), a group of marine snails *Bulla (plural bullae ), the medical term for a large blister In… … Wikipedia
Seal (emblem) — Present day impression of a Late Bronze Age seal … Wikipedia
Seal (device) — A seal can mean a wax seal bearing an impressed figure, or an embossed figure in paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document, but the term can also mean any device for making such impressions or embossments, essentially being a mould… … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bulla Aurea (Golden Bull) — Bulla Aurea † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bulla Aurea (Golden Bull). A fundamental law of the Holy Roman Empire; probably the best known of all the many ordinances of the imperial diet. It takes its name from the golden case in which… … Catholic encyclopedia
bulla — [bool′ə, bul′ə] n. pl. bullae [bool′ē, bul′ē] [ML < L: see BULL2] 1. a round lead seal attached to an official document from the pope 2. [ModL < L: see BULL2] Med. a large blister or vesicle bullous adj … English World dictionary
bulla — /bool euh, bul euh/, n., pl. bullae /bool ee, bul ee/. 1. a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull. 2. an ancient Roman pendant, consisting of a rounded box containing an amulet. 3. Pathol. a large vesicle. 4. Zool. a blisterlike… … Universalium
bulla — noun 1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid • Syn: ↑blister, ↑bleb • Derivationally related forms: ↑blebby (for: ↑bleb), ↑blistery ( … Useful english dictionary
bulla — noun (plural bullae) Date: 14th century 1. [Medieval Latin] the round usually lead seal attached to a papal bull 2. [New Latin, from Latin] a hollow thin walled rounded bony prominence 3. a large vesicle or blister … New Collegiate Dictionary
bulla — noun a) A blister, vesicle, or other thin walled cavity or lesion. b) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typ. with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents … Wiktionary
