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ampoule

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Noun — A small sealed glass container that holds a liquid, often a medicine ready for injection.

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ampule vial phial ampul

Etymology

Borrowed from French ampoule. It is etymologically equivalent to amphora with the suffix -ule/-le, and is a doublet of ampulla.

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