See Also: ampulla(dictionary)
Ampulla(health)
ampulla(medicine)
ampulla ossea(medicine)
ampulla recti(medicine)
duodenal ampulla(medicine)
hepatopancreatic ampulla(medicine)
lactiferous ampulla(medicine)
membranous ampulla(medicine)
osseous ampulla(medicine)

ampulla (iou)



ampulla noun. . LME.
[Latin, dim. of ampora var. of AMPHORA.]
1. Roman Antiquities. A small two-handled globular flask or bottle. LME.
2. A vessel for holding consecrated oil or for other sacred uses. L16.
3. Anatomy. A vessel or cavity shaped like the ancient ampulla. M19.
ampulla of Lorenzini Ichthyology a saclike sensory structure sensitive to electric fields, which occurs in numbers in the heads of certain fishes, esp. elasmobranchs. VATER's ampulla.
ampullar adjective of the form or character of an ampulla (sense 3) M19.