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What is the noun for bulla?

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bulla
  1. (medicine) A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion.
  2. (archaeology) A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.
  3. (historical) In ancient Rome, a kind of amulet or boss.
  4. Later, a handwritten document from the papal chancellery.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The jugular process is enlarged and the tympanic projection is extended anteriorly from the ventral surface of the tympanic bulla.”
      “In pakicetids, the ectotympanic has already overgrown, giving rise to a large bulla surrounding the petrosal.”
      “The bullous form of impetigo presents as a large thin-walled bulla containing serous yellow fluid.”
bulla
  1. A rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The jugular process is enlarged and the tympanic projection is extended anteriorly from the ventral surface of the tympanic bulla.”
      “In pakicetids, the ectotympanic has already overgrown, giving rise to a large bulla surrounding the petrosal.”
      “The bullous form of impetigo presents as a large thin-walled bulla containing serous yellow fluid.”
bullae
  1. plural of bulla
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Data recorded for all patients included the number of episodes of pneumothorax, the operative time, and the presence of blebs or bullae.”
      “Eighty-eight percent of the blebs or bullae identified intraoperatively were demonstrated on preoperative CT scans.”
      “When the lesions are rubbed, they manifest erythema, edema, pruritus, and occasional bullae formation.”
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