bulla
pronunciation
How to pronounce bulla in British English:
UK ['bʊlə]
How to pronounce bulla in American English:
US ['bʊlə]
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- Noun:
- (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
- the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull
Word Origin
- bulla (n.)
- 1876, from Latin bulla (plural bullae), literally "bubble" (see bull (n.2)).
Example
- 1. They 're not much help . They 're bulla men .
- 2. Huge pulmonary bulla misdiagnosed as localized pneumothorax : one case report .
- 3. Result : there were statistical differences between the adult group and the pediatric group in ethmoid bulla hypertrophy and middle .
- 4. The image of rasputin with some of his followers is from karl bulla / pd .
- 5. Objective to investigate the diagnostic value of thoracic ct and x-ray plain film in giant bulla and its differential diagnosis with pneumothorax .