BULLA

bulla

(noun) the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

blister, bulla, bleb

(noun) (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Bulla (plural Bullas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bulla is the 22144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1167 individuals. Bulla is most common among White (83.46%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

bulla (plural bullae)

(medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion.

(archaeology) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.

(historical) In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.

Later, a handwritten document from the papal chancellery.

The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance)

Etymology 2

Noun

bulla (countable and uncountable, plural bullas)

A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bul"la, n.; pl. Bullæ (. Etym: [L. bulla bubble. See Bull an edict.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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