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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.