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 o... Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2548