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ampulla |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ampulla \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ampulla n 1: the dilated portion of a canal or duct esp. of the semicircular canals of the ear 2: a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils
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