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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ampulla /amˈpʊlə/

▶noun (pl. ampullae /-liː/)

1 a roughly spherical ancient Roman flask with two handles.
■ a flask for holding consecrated oil.

2 Anatomy & Zoology a cavity or enclosure shaped like a Roman ampulla.

– origin ME: from L., dimin. of ampora, var. of amphora (see amphora).

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