( US also am·pule ) / ˈæmpuːl; NAmE ; NAmE also -ˈpju:l/ noun
a small container, usually made of glass, containing a drug that will be used for an injection
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from French , from Latin ampulla , diminutive of ampora , variant of amphora , from Greek amphoreus , or from French amphore .