bulla

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
  2. noun the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bulla (“bubble”). Doublet of bill and bull (“papal bull; bubble”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

blister, bleb

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