ampullar

Variant of ampulla

noun pl. ampullae

  1. a nearly round bottle with two handles, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans
  2. Anat. a sac or dilated part of a tube or canal, as of a milk duct in a mammary gland

Origin: ME ampulle < OE ampulla or OFr ampoule, both forms < L ampulla, dim. of ampora, for amphora, amphora

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