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Plural of bulla

irregular plural

The plural of bulla is bullae.

Forms of bulla

Singularbulla /ˈbʊlə/
Pluralbullae
Countablecountable

Plural of bulla by meaning

  1. a blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as: bullae
  2. a rich Jamaican cake made with molasses and spiced with ginger and nutmeg.: bullas

Bullae in a sentence

  • Vesicobullous diseases are characterised by the presence of vesicles or bullae at varying locations in the mucosa.2016, Hayes E, Challacombe SJ, “An overview of vesicobullous conditions affecting the oral mucosa”, in Primary Dental Journal, volume 5…. From the entry vesicobullous

Meaning of bulla

  1. noun A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as.
  2. noun (usually and especially) Such a blister that is more than 5 mm in diameter.
  3. noun A clay envelope or hollow ball, typically with seal impressions or writing on its outside indicating its contents.

Full definition of bulla

Nouns ending in -a: plural -ae

Questions about the plural of bulla

What is the plural of bulla?
The plural of bulla is bullae.
Is bulla countable?
Bulla is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: bulla (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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