"bulla" meaning in English

See bulla in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bullae [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Doublet of bull. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|bulla||bubble}} Latin bulla (“bubble”), {{doublet|en|bull}} Doublet of bull Head templates: {{en-noun|bullae}} bulla (plural bullae)
  1. (biology, medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as: Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-bulla-en-noun-iKlLR5dL Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (biology, medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as:
    (biology, medicine) (usually and especially) Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter.
    Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-bulla-en-noun-0gPwJVGH Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (archaeology) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents. Categories (topical): Archaeology, Jewelry
    Sense id: en-bulla-en-noun-d-k6p0dJ Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 8 12 21 14 11 25 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
  4. (historical) In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries, Jewelry Categories (place): Jamaica
    Sense id: en-bulla-en-noun-3M718~E9 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 9 9 6 48 4 3 22 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 8 12 21 14 11 25 Disambiguation of Jamaica: 6 6 7 64 3 3 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Pages with 12 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 8 63 3 1 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 12 7 55 6 1 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 14 8 52 6 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 9 1 1 1 13 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 10 9 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 11 3 0 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 10 8 56 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 19 9 39 10 5
  5. Later, a handwritten document from the papal chancellery. Categories (topical): Jewelry
    Sense id: en-bulla-en-noun-DAbDMeAm Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 8 12 21 14 11 25
  6. The tympanic part of a temporal bone (having a bubble-like appearance) Categories (topical): Jewelry
    Sense id: en-bulla-en-noun-lnJyAYsx Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 8 12 21 14 11 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bullectomy Related terms: bullous Translations (blister, vesicle or lesion): 大泡 (dàpào) (Chinese Mandarin), vesikello (Finnish), vesirakkula (Finnish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'blister, vesicle or lesion': 45 45 2 4 2 1

Noun

Forms: bullas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bulla (countable and uncountable, plural bullas)
  1. A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Jewelry
    Sense id: en-bulla-en-noun-2Ekej7jb Disambiguation of Jewelry: 8 8 12 21 14 11 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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