bulla
Pronunciation: /ˈbʊlə/
The English word “bulla” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as
- (usually and especially) Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter.
- A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
- In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
- A handwritten document from the papal chancellery.
- Any of several hollow structures as features of bones.
- The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance).
- A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Doublet of bill and bull (“papal bull; bubble”).
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