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noun (bullae)
  1. (medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion.
  2. (context, Archaeology) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typ. with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
  3. In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
  4. Later, handwrited document from the papal chancellery.
Etymology: From bullaLatin, bulla, bubble.


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