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• ampoule — (US also ampul or ampule) ► NOUN ▪ a small sealed glass capsule containing a measured quantity of liquid ready for injecting. ORIGIN Latin ampulla (see AMPULLA(Cf. ↑24 7)) …   English terms dictionary

• Ampoule — which is used to contain or preserve a fluid.HistoricallyHistorically ampoules were used to contain a small sample of a person s blood after death, which was entombed alongside them in many Christian catacombs. It was originally believed that… …   Wikipedia

• ampoule — UK [ˈæmpuːl] / US [ˈæmˌpjul] noun [countable] Word forms ampoule : singular ampoule plural ampoules a small glass container used for holding liquid medicine that is to be injected into someone …   English dictionary

• ampoule — or ampule; also ampul noun Etymology: Middle English ampulle flask, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English ampulle & Anglo French ampuille, from Latin ampulla Date: 1907 1. a hermetically sealed small bulbous glass vessel that is used to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ampoule — [[t]æ̱mpuːl[/t]] ampoules N COUNT An ampoule is a small container, usually made of glass, that contains a drug which will be injected into someone. The abbreviation amp is also used. Syn: phial (in AM, use ampule) …   English dictionary

• ampoule — am·poule also am·pule or am·pul (ămʹpo͞ol, pyo͞ol) n. A small glass vial that is sealed after filling and used chiefly as a container for a hypodermic injection solution.   [French, from Old French, from Latin ampulla. See ampulla.] * * * …   Universalium

• ampoule — SYN: ampule. * * * (ampule) n. a sealed glass or plastic capsule containing one dose of a drug in the form of a sterile solution for injection. * * * am·poule (amґpūl) ampule …   Medical dictionary

• ampoule — am|poule [ æm,pjul ] noun count a small glass container used for holding liquid medicine that is to be INJECTED into someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ampoule — [ ampu:l] (US also ampul or ampule ampju:l) noun a small sealed glass capsule containing a measured quantity of liquid ready for injecting. Origin early 20th cent.: from Fr., from L. ampulla (see ampulla) …   English new terms dictionary

• ampoule — ampule; n. a sealed glass or plastic capsule containing one dose of a drug in the form of a sterile solution for injection …   The new mediacal dictionary

• ampoule — /ˈæmpul / (say ampoohl) noun a sealed glass bulb used to hold hypodermic solutions. {French, from Latin ampulla bottle} …