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bulla en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ˈbʊ.ɫə]
• /ˈbʊlə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Doublet of bill and bull (“papal bull; bubble”).

Meanings

1. A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as
2. 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.
3. A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
4. (historical) In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
5. (historical) A handwritten document from the papal chancellery.
6. Any of several hollow structures as features of bones.
   • auditory bulla;   ethmoid bulla
7. Any of several hollow structures as features of bones. ▸ The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance).

Forms

Coordinates

vesicle · vesicula

Deriveds

bullectomy

Relateds

bullous

Translations (6)

cmn 大泡 (blister, vesicle or lesion) · nl bulla (blister, vesicle or lesion) · fi vesikello (blister, vesicle or lesion) · nl blein (blister, vesicle or lesion) · fi vesirakkula (blister, vesicle or lesion) · nl blaar (blister, vesicle or lesion)

bulla en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ˈbʊ.ɫə]
• /ˈbʊlə/

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.

Forms