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Ampulla
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What's The Definition Of Ampulla?
[n] a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils
[n] the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear Synonyms | Synonyms for Ampulla: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ampulla: See Also | body part | canal | channel | duct | epithelial duct | flask Ampulla In Webster's Dictionary \Am*pul"la\, n.; pl. {Ampull[ae]}. [L. ]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles
and bellying out like a jug.
2. (Eccl.)
(a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
(b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or
coronation is kept. --Shipley.
3. (Biol.) 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.
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