Definition of vial
: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids
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Each vial of anti-venom costs a patient approximately $20,000.
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That could indicate the blood came from a vial of Cooper’s blood collected by investigators.
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Lear warns the justly recalcitrant Cordelia, and for the next three hours the play makes good on this threat, turning over negatives—no, not, nothing, never—like shiny vials of poison.
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Hindus consider keeping a vial of Ganges water in the house to be both auspicious and necessary to give to a dying person.
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More than 100 police officers have been working to locate a small vial or other container thought to have held the nerve agent that sickened the two.
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Police are looking for a small vial feared to be contaminated with traces of Novichok.
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One of the most macabre and surprising details was revealed a year after Casey’s stunning 2011 acquittal, when multiple sources told PEOPLE that Casey and her mother, Cindy, had matching necklaces that contained Caylee’s ashes in small vials.
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The medication typically was sent from manufacturers to the company’s plant in single-dose vials.
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Origin and Etymology of vial
Middle English fiole, viole, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin fiola, alteration of Latin phiala — more at phial
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First Known Use: 14th century
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Definition of vial for English Language Learners
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: a very small glass or plastic container used for perfumes, medicines, etc.
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Definition of vial for Students
: a small container (as for medicines) that is usually made of glass or plastic
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of vial
: a small closed or closable vessel especially for liquids — called also
phial
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