ampulla

am·pul·la  (m-pl, -pl)

n. pl. am·pul·lae (-pl, -pl)

1. A nearly round bottle with two handles used by the ancient Romans for wine, oil, or perfume.

2. Ecclesiastical A vessel for consecrated wine or holy oil.

3. Anatomy A small dilatation in a canal or duct, especially one in the semicircular canal of the ear.

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[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, diminutive of amphora; see amphora.]

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am·pullar adj.

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ampulla

Noun

pl -pullae

1. Anat the dilated end part of certain tubes in the body

2. Christianity a container for the wine and water, or the oil, used in church [Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ampulla - the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
	2.	ampulla - a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils flask - bottle that has a narrow neck