am·pul·la ( m-p l  , -p l)n. pl. am·pul·lae (-p l , -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. [Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, diminutive of amphora; see amphora.] am·pul lar adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | ampullar - of or related to an ampulla anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals |
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