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BULLA (bullae)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bulla mean?
• BULLA (noun)
The noun BULLA has 2 senses:
1. (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
2. the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
Familiarity information: BULLA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("bulla" is a kind of...):
cyst; vesicle (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bulla"):
water blister (blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content)
blood blister (blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury)
pustule (a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bulla" is a kind of...):
seal; stamp (a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)
Context examples
Inflammation of the skin characterized by the presence of bullae which are filled with fluid.
(Bullous Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A skin and mucous membrane disease characterized by an eruption of macules, papules, nodules, vesicles, and/or bullae with characteristic bull's-eye lesions usually occurring on the dorsal aspect of the hands and forearms.
(Erythema Multiforme, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A usually mild form of diphtheria characterized by infection of the skin by corynebacterium diphtheria and the resulting formation of a chronic, shallow ulcer that is sometimes bordered or followed by a bulla.
(Cutaneous Diphtheria, NCI Thesaurus)
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