Taber's Medical Dictionary
bulla
(bŭl′ă )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.pl. bullae [L. bulla, bubble, knob]
1. A large blister or skin vesicle filled with fluid
BULLAE OF IMPETIGO ; SEE: pompholyx
2. A bleb.
BULLAE OF IMPETIGO
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Bulla." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768838/0/bulla.
Bulla. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768838/0/bulla. Accessed April 17, 2026.
Bulla. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768838/0/bulla
Bulla [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 17]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/768838/0/bulla.
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