单词 | ampulla |
释义 | ampulla/amˈpʊlə /noun (plural ampullae /amˈpʊliː/) 1A roughly spherical Roman flask with two handles.A Roman ampulla, a bronze fibula, pieces of coarse pottery, and various bones, are among the latest ‘finds’ unearthed by him some two feet below the surface....
1.1A flask for sacred uses such as holding the oil for anointing the sovereign at a coronation.In addition, he supplied a sceptre with cross, a sceptre with dove, an orb, a pair of spurs, a pair of armills, an ampulla, and a chalice and paten: all of which remain in the Tower of London today....
2 Anatomy & Zoology A cavity, or the dilated end of a vessel, shaped like a Roman ampulla.The ampulla or dilated intraperitoneal part of the rectum can be recognized at this level....
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin, diminutive of ampora, variant of amphora (see amphora). Rhymes |
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