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Noun: bulla (bullae)  bû-lu
  1. An elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid, caused by rubbing or friction
    "new shoes often give me bullae";
    - blister, bleb
     
  2. The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
    "The authenticity of the document was confirmed by the presence of the papal bulla"

Derived forms: bullae

Type of: cyst, seal, stamp, vesicle

Encyclopedia: Bulla, amulet