Bulla (Latin, 'bubble') may refer to:

History and archaeology

Bulla (amulet) A ''bulla'', an amulet worn like a locket, was given to male children of Ancient Rome, children in Ancient Rome nine days after birth. Inside the medallion, an amulet was placed, which was usually a phallus – a symbol that brought good luck in ...

, given to boys in Ancient Rome *

Bulla (seal) A bulla (Medieval Latin for "a round seal", from Classical Latin ''bulla'', "bubble, blob"; plural bullae) is an inscribed clay, soft metal (lead or tin), bitumen, or wax token used in commercial and legal documentation as a form of authentication ...

, in archaeology, an inscribed clay or soft metal token used in ancient times for commercial or legal documentation * Bulla Felix, an Italian bandit, fl. 205–207 AD

Medicine and natural science

Bulla (dermatology) A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this sys ...

, large blister * Bulla, a

focal lung pneumatosis A focal lung pneumatosis is an enclosed pocket of air or gas in the lung and includes Bleb (medicine), blebs, bullae, pulmonary cysts, and lung cavity, lung cavities. Blebs and bullae can be classified by their wall thickness. * A bleb has a wall ...

, an air pocket in the lung *

Auditory bulla The tympanic part of the temporal bone is a curved plate of bone lying below the squamous part of the temporal bone, in front of the mastoid process, and surrounding the external part of the ear canal. It originates as a separate bone (tympanic b ...

, a hollow bony structure on the skull enclosing the ear *

Ethmoid bulla The ethmoid bulla (or ethmoidal bulla) is a rounded elevation upon the lateral wall of the middle nasal meatus (nasal cavity inferior to the middle nasal concha) produced by one or more of the underlying middle ethmoidal air cells (which open int ...

, part of the ethmoid bone of the skull * ''Bulla'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails

Places

* Bulla, Victoria, Australia ** Bulla Bridge *

Bulla Island Bulla Island, also Xara Zira, Khara Zira or Khere Zire, () is an island south of the Bay of Baku, Caspian Sea. It is the largest island of the Baku Archipelago, located off Baku, Azerbaijan. Geography Bulla Island's area is ; its length is abo ...

, in the Caspian Sea *

Bulla Regia Bulla Regia was a Berbers, Berber, Punics, Punic, and ancient Romans, Roman town near present-day Jendouba, Tunisia. Its surviving ruins and archaeological site are noted for their Emperor Hadrian, Hadrianic-era semi-subterranean housing, a prote ...

, an archaeological site in northwestern Tunisia

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Bulla Dairy Foods Bulla Dairy Foods is an Australian dairy company that manufactures a national and export range of ice cream, table cream, yoghurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, and imitation cream under various brands. The business was established in 1910 and su ...

, an Australian dairy company * Bulla (''Dragon Ball''), a fictional character * A fictional character of

Ricky Grover Ricky Grover is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for his role in ''EastEnders'' as Andrew Cotton as well as voicing Yangus in the ''Dragon Quest'' series. Early life Grover was born in West Ham, Essex. His mother was a hairdre ...

* Bulla, fictional character portrayed by

Mukesh Rishi Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1993 with ...

in the 1998 Indian film ''Gunda''

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