AMPOULE


Meaning of AMPOULE in English

[ '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 ).

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