Bulla — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbəlˌaɪzᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊlə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbəlˌaɪzᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blister bleb

Word Forms

blistery	adjective	covered with small blisters
blister	verb	get blistered
blebby	adjective	covered with small blisters

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

bulle

(pathologie) une élévation de la peau remplie de liquide séreux

🇪🇸Spanish

bula

(patología) una elevación de la piel llena de líquido seroso

🇮🇹Italian

bolla

(patologia) elevazione della pelle piena di liquido sieroso

🇵🇹Portuguese

bula

(patologia) uma elevação da pele cheia de líquido seroso

🇷🇺Russian

булла

(патология) возвышение кожи, заполненное серозной жидкостью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुल्ला

(पैथोलॉजी) सीरस द्रव से भरी त्वचा का उभार

🇧🇩Bengali

বুলা

(প্যাথলজি) সিরাস তরল দিয়ে ভরা ত্বকের উচ্চতা

🇮🇳Tamil

புல்லா

(நோயியல்) சீரியஸ் திரவத்தால் நிரப்பப்பட்ட தோலின் உயரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బుల్లా

(పాథాలజీ) సీరస్ ద్రవంతో నిండిన చర్మం యొక్క ఎత్తు

🇮🇳Marathi

बुला

(पॅथॉलॉजी) सेरस द्रवाने भरलेल्या त्वचेची उंची

🇮🇳Gujarati

બુલા

(પેથોલોજી) સેરસ પ્રવાહીથી ભરેલી ત્વચાની ઉન્નતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬುಲ್ಲಾ

(ರೋಗಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಸೀರಸ್ ದ್ರವದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಚರ್ಮದ ಎತ್ತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബുള്ള

(പാത്തോളജി) സീറസ് ദ്രാവകം നിറഞ്ഞ ചർമ്മത്തിൻ്റെ ഉയർച്ച

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁੱਲਾ

(ਪੈਥੋਲੋਜੀ) ਸੀਰਸ ਤਰਲ ਨਾਲ ਭਰੀ ਚਮੜੀ ਦੀ ਉੱਚਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بولا

(پیتھالوجی) سیرس سیال سے بھری ہوئی جلد کی بلندی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

布拉

（病理学）充满浆液的皮肤隆起

🇯🇵Japanese

ブラ

(病理学) 漿液で満たされた皮膚の隆起

🇰🇷Korean

불라

(병리) 장액으로 채워진 피부의 융기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con bò đực

(bệnh lý) sự nhô lên của da chứa đầy dịch huyết thanh

🇹🇭Thai

บูลลา

(พยาธิวิทยา) การยกระดับของผิวหนังที่เต็มไปด้วยของเหลวในเซรุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

banteng

(Patologi) peninggian kulit berisi cairan serosa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفقاعة

(علم الأمراض) ارتفاع الجلد المملوء بالسوائل المصلية

🇮🇷Persian

بول

(آسیب شناسی) بالا آمدن پوست پر از مایع سروزی

🇹🇷Turkish

bül

(patoloji) seröz sıvıyla dolu derinin yükselmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בולה

(פתולוגיה) הגבהה של העור המלא בנוזל סרוסי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'bulla'?

The primary meaning of 'bulla' is '(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid'.

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Using 'bulla' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'bulla' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'bulla' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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