ampulla

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: am=pul=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

ampulla, n. [L. ].

•  A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.  [1913 Webster]
•  A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.  Shipley.  [1913 Webster]
•  Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ampulla, n. (pl. ampullae)
1 a a Roman globular flask with two handles. b a vessel for sacred uses.
2 Anat. the dilated end of a vessel or duct.

Etymology

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