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am⋅pul⋅la

  [am-puhl-uh, -pool-uh]
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–noun, plural -pul⋅lae  [-puhl-ee, -pool-ee] .
1. Anatomy. a dilated portion of a canal or duct, esp. of the semicircular canals of the ear.
2. Zoology, Botany. any flask-shaped structure.
3. Ecclesiastical.
a. a vessel for the wine and water used at the altar.
b. a vessel for holding consecrated oil.
4. a two-handled bottle having a somewhat globular shape, made of glass or earthenware, used by the ancient Romans for holding oil, wine, or perfumes.
5. Ichthyology. ampulla of Lorenzini.
Origin:
< NL, L, equiv. to amphor(a) amphora + -la dim. suffix, with normal vowel reduction and Gk ph rendered as p
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am·pul·la   (ām-pŏŏl'ə, -pŭl'ə)   
n.   pl. am·pul·lae (-pŏŏl'ē, -pŭl'ē)

  1. A nearly round bottle with two handles used by the ancient Romans for wine, oil, or perfume.

  2. Ecclesiastical A vessel for consecrated wine or holy oil.

  3. Anatomy A small dilatation in a canal or duct, especially one in the semicircular canal of the ear.


[Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, diminutive of amphora; see amphora.]
am·pul'lar adj.
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Main Entry: am·pul·la
Pronunciation: am-'pu-l&, 'am-"pyü-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural am·pul·lae /-"lE/
: a saccular anatomic swelling or pouch: as a : the dilatation containing a patch of sensory epithelium at one end of each semicircular canal of the ear b : one of the dilatations of the lactiferous tubules of the mammary glands that serve as reservoirs for milk c (1) : the middle portion of the fallopian tube (2) : the distal dilatation of a vas deferens near the opening of the duct leading from the seminal vesicle d : a terminal dilatation of the rectum just before it joins the analcanal
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ampulla am·pul·la (ām-p&oobreve;l'ə, -pŭl'ə)
n. pl. am·pul·lae (-p&oobreve;l'ē, -pŭl'ē)
A dilated portion of a canal or duct, as in the semicircular canal of the ear.

am·pul'lar adj.

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