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Bullous: Characterized by blistering, such as in a second-degree burn.
Bullous is the adjective for bulla. A bulla is a blister more than 5 mm (about 3/16 inch) in diameter with thin walls that is full of fluid.
A bulla on the skin is a blister. A bulla on the pleura (the membrane covering the lung) is a bleb.
In Latin a bulla was a "bubble, stud or knob." It referred to any rounded protrusion, particularly one that was hollow or cystic.
bullous /bul·lous/ (bul´us) pertaining to or characterized by bullae. bul·lous (b l s) adj. Relating to or characterized by bullae. bullous. See bulla.
Get information about bullous pemphigoid causes, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment. This skin disease causes blisters on the skin and sometimes lesions in the mouth.
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