Found 2 items, similar to Ampulla.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ampulla
ampulla
n 1: the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the
semicircular canals of the ear
2: a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or
oils
[also:
ampullae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ampulla
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.
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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.
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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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