bulla

(bo̵olə, bulə)

noun pl. bullae

  1. a round lead seal attached to an official document from the pope
  2. Origin: ModL < L: see bull

    Med. a large blister or vesicle

Origin: ML < L: see bull

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See bulla in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. bul·lae (bo͝olˈē)
  1. A round seal affixed to a papal bull.
  2. Pathology A large blister or vesicle.

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Origin: Medieval Latin

Origin: , from Latin, bubble, seal

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