Meaning of BULLA in English

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Meaning of BULLA in English

• A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle, containing a transparent watery fluid.
• The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.
• 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.
• A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.

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