1) Ancient Roman glassware 2) Any flask-shaped structure 3) Body part 4) Ecclesiastical vessel 5) Vessel with alum pal
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1) Flask
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An ampulla (plural `ampullae`) was, in Ancient Rome, a `small nearly globular flask or bottle, with two handles` (OED). The word is used of these in archaeology, and of later flasks, often handle-less and much flatter, for holy water or holy oil in the Middle Ages, often bought as souvenirs of pilgrimages, such as the metal Monza ampullae of t...
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[gastropod] Ampulla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. Species within the genus Ampulla include: ...
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a bladder shaped organ
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• (n.) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept. • (n.) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A narrow-necked vessel having two...
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(from the article `locomotion`) ...within an arm, the movement of the tube feet is poorly coordinated, but small areas of the tube feet do move in synchrony. Each tube foot is a ... ...signalled by way of the semicircular canals, three bony tubes in each ear that lie embedded in the skull roughly at right angles to each other. ... [6...
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a small narrow-necked, round-bodied vase for holding liquids, especially oil and perfumes. It was used in the ancient Mediterranean for toilet ... [1 related articles]
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A sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct.
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Small vessel with a round body and narrow neck, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for holding oil, perfumes, and so on; ampullae are used in the Christian church for holding water and wine at...
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Origin: L. ... 1. A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug. ... 2. A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept. ... 3. <biology> Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations o...
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(am-pul´ә) pl. ampul´lae a flasklike dilatation of a tubular structure, especially of the expanded ends of the semicircular canals of the ear.
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Small containers of various shapes and materials (glass, metal
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A two handled container used for wine or water in ancient Rome; and since as decorative vessel; a small version of an amphora.
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Am·pul'la noun ;
plural Ampullæ [ Latin ]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
2. (Eccl.) (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
(b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, ...
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Ampulla: In anatomy, a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct. The ampulla of Vater is the enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas at the point where they enter the small intestine. Ampulla in Latin means flask. An ampulla was a flask used in ancient Rome to hold ointment, perfume, and wine.
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(am-pool;ua) A saclike enlargement of a duct or tube.
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a bladder shaped organ
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In antiquity an ampulla was a vessel bellying out like a jug, that contained unguents for the bath. The term was also used for a vessel for drinking at table. The ampulla has also been employed for ceremonial purposes, such as holding the oil or chrism used in various church rites and for anointing monarchs at their coronation. The ampulla of the E...
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ampulla (s), ampullae (pl) 1. A small container for a consecrated substance, especially oil, water, or the wine used in the Christian Communion. 2. In ancient Rome, a round two-handled bottle to hold wine, oil, or perfume. 3. A flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils. 4. In anatomy, a sac-like enlargement of a canal or...
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A membranous chamber at the base of each of the three semicircular ducts in the inner ear; it contains sensory hair cells embedded in a gelatinous material and surrounded by endolymph, and it senses changes in the animal's speed or direction in a particular plane of space. Information from all three ampullae, one in each plane of space, is combined...
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ampulla, flask.
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noun a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils
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Latin = a two-handed flask, a local dilatation of a tube.
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a dilated portion of a canal or duct, esp. of the semicircular canals of the ear. · any flask-shaped structure. · · a vessel for the wine and water used at the altar. · a vessel for holding consecrated oil.
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