Bulla

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Bulla (plural bullae) is Latin for bubble.

Bulla or bullae may refer to:

Science and medicine

• Bulla (dermatology), a large blister (like a vesicle but bigger), containing serous or seropurulent fluid
• Emphysematous bulla, an air pocket that replaces lung tissue in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Auditory bulla, a hollow bony structure on the ventral, posterior portion of the skull that encloses parts of the middle and inner ear
• Ethmoid bulla, part of the ethmoid bone of the skull
• Bulla (gastropod), a genus of marine snails

People

• Bulla Felix (III sec. AD) legendary Italian bandit
• Anton Bulla (1901–1987), Slovak footballer and coach
• Clyde Robert Bulla (1914–2007), American author of books for children
• Johnny Bulla (1914–2003), American golfer
• Karl Bulla (1853–1929), Russian photographer
• Max Bulla (1905–1990), Austrian bicycle racer
• Bulla Shah (1680–1757), Punjabi Sufi poet, a humanist and philosopher

Places

• Bulla, Victoria, a town in Australia
  • Bulla Bridge, a four span bluestone arched bridge over Deep Creek in the town of Bulla
• Bulla Bulling, a small townsite located 526 km east of Perth, Western Australia
• Bulla Island, an island in the Caspian Sea
• Bulla Regia, an archaeological site in northwestern Tunisia

Antiquity and the Roman Catholic Church

• Bulla (amulet) (plural bullae), a type of talisman
• Bulla (seal) (plural bullae), a type of seal (an authentication or security device) made of clay or metal
• Bulla Aurea, a golden seal attached to a decree issued by Byzantine emperors and later by monarchs in Europe
• Papal bull (Latin bulla; plural bullae), a type of letter or charter issued by a pope

Other uses

• Bra (Dragon Ball), a character in the Dragon Ball manga whose name is also romanized as Bulla
• Bulla cake, a Jamaican pastry sweetened and colored brown with molasses, nutmeg and ginger
• Bulla Dairy Foods, a major Australian dairy company
• A character created by British comedian Ricky Grover

See also

• Bula (disambiguation)
• Bull (disambiguation)
• Bubble (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with Bulla
• All pages with a title containing Bulla