ampulla

Noun

Meaning

A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.

A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.

The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alembic noggin sac lumen beaker caster bottle cavity bag bulb jug urn chalice canteen blister
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Hypernyms

flask body part

Phrases with the word

ampulla ossea

Derivatives

ampullae

Examples

All jawed vertebrates also possess three semicircular canals arising from the utricle, each with an ampulla containing sensory cells at one end. Source: Internet

Life restoration William Abler observed in 2001 that Albertosaurus tooth serrations resemble a crack in the tooth ending in a round void called an ampulla. Source: Internet

The use of a drill to create an "ampulla" of sorts and prevent the propagation of cracks through material is also used to protect aircraft surfaces. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ampul ampule ampulicid ampulla of Lorenzini ampulla of Vater ampulla ossea