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am·pul·la | \ am-ˈpu̇-lə 
, ˈam-ˌpyü-lə \
, ˈam-ˌpyü-lə \ plural ampullae\ am-ˈpu-(ˌ)lē , -ˌlī , ˈam-ˌpyü- \
, -ˌlī , ˈam-ˌpyü- \Definition of ampulla
1 : a glass or earthenware flask with a globular body and two handles used especially by the ancient Romans to hold ointment, perfume, or wine
2 : a saccular anatomical swelling or pouch
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ampullary \ am-ˈpu̇-lər-ē , ˈam-pyə-ˌler-ē \ adjective
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ampulla
nounam·pul·la | \ am-ˈpu̇-lə , ˈam-ˌpyü-lə \
, ˈam-ˌpyü-lə \ plural ampullae\ -ˌlē \
\Medical Definition of ampulla
: 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 anal canal
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