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Definition of Ampulla

1. Noun. The dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.

2. Noun. A flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils.

Definition of Ampulla

1. n. A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.

Definition of Ampulla

1. Noun. A Roman two-handled vessel. ¹

2. Noun. A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil. ¹

3. Noun. (anatomy) The dilated end of a duct. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ampulla

1. a globular bottle used in ancient Rome [n -LAE] : AMPULLAR [adj]

Medical Definition of Ampulla

1. Origin: L. 1. A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug. 2. A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept. 3. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ampulla

amplitude of convergence amplitude of pulse amplitude spectroscopy amplitudes amply ampotis ampoule ampoules amprenavir amprolium

amprotropine phosphate amps ampul ampule ampules ampulla (current term) ampulla canaliculi lacrimalis ampulla chyli ampulla ductus lacrimalis ampulla duodeni

ampulla hepatopancreatica ampulla lactifera ampulla membranacea ampulla of Lorenzini ampulla of Vater ampulla of gallbladder ampulla of lacrimal canaliculus ampulla of milk duct

Literary usage of Ampulla

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1. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... aa. ampulla of anterior canal; ae. of horizontal canal; a]>. of posterior canal; ass. apex of superior utricular sinus ; ca. anterior, ee. horizontal, ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Each tube is about 10 cm. long, and is described as consisting of three portions: (1) the isthmus, or medial constricted third; (2) the ampulla, ..."

3. The Anatomy of the Frog by Alexander Ecker, George Haslam (1889)
"(5) The posterior ampulla and semicircular canal (Figs. 247, 248, and 249 ap, rp). The posterior ampulla commences at the posterior end of the si un* post, ..."

4. The American Quarterly Microscopical Journal by New York Microscopial Society (1878)
"The ductus choledochus extends nearly to the orifice of the ampulla before opening, and forms part of its pyloric boundary. The duct of Wirsung, ..."

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