ampule
or am·pul, am·poule
[ am-pyool, -pool ]
/ ˈæm pyul, -pul /
noun Medicine/Medical.
a sealed glass or plastic bulb containing solutions for hypodermic injection.
Origin of ampule
1175–1225; < French < Latin
ampulla
ampulla; replacing Middle English
ampulle < Old French < Latin; replacing Old English
ampella, ampulla < Latin
Words nearby ampule
Example sentences from the Web for ampul
The chief sign of the Canterbury pilgrimage was an ampul or ampulla or flask of lead or pewter.
A Handbook of Pictorial History |Henry W. Donald