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ampule

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am·poule also am·pule or am·pul  (mpl, -pyl)
n.
A small glass vial that is sealed after filling and used chiefly as a container for a hypodermic injection solution.

[French, from Old French, from Latin ampulla; see ampulla.]
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Noun1.ampuleampule - a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
bottle - a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

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The new system, which is based on Versatile Volumetric Vision, a high-functional 3-D vision system developed by AIST, can automatically discern various ampules and syringes and sort them out with precision.
Of this group, 72 patients had been treated with 1 mg/kg of fluocortolone with dose reductions of 10 mg every 3 days, 100-mg ampules of pentoxifylline three times a day for 15 days, 500 ml of dextran once a day for 3 days, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for 2 weeks.
The scanner is touted by its maker as the most effective way to identify metal, glass, plastic and ceramic weapons, plastic explosives, and vials or ampules filled with chemical or biological substances.
 
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