bulla

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The store sold everyday goods and featured a large brick oven that was used to make its famous bulla cakes, flavorful flat pastries made with flour, ginger and molasses.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2021

In ancient times, a seal stamp, or bulla, was used to authenticate documents or items.

From Fox News • Apr. 1, 2019

Remarks.—N. a. subsolana is characterized by the combination of small size, dark color, small auditory bulla and relatively broad braincase.

From A New Species of Wood Rat (Neotoma) from Northeastern Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul

An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or blister.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Ursidae are characterized by the very small tympanic bulla, and the broad paroccipital process, which is, however, independent of the bulla.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various