NOUN | body | bulla, blister, bleb | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid |
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artifact | bulla | the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull |
Sounds | buh'lah | |
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Rhymes | Abila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah... |
Meaning | (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid. | |
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Synonyms | blister, bleb | |
Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
Narrower | blood blister | blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury |
pustule | A small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus | |
water blister | blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content | |
Broader | vesicle, cyst | A small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) |
Spanish | ampolla | |
Catalan | ampolla, butllofa |
Meaning | The round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull. | |
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Broader | seal, stamp | A device incised to make an impression |
Spanish | bula, bulla |
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