ampule
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈæmpjuːl/
- Specialized
:
ampolla
- The nurse prepared the ampule containing the sterile solution for injection.
Examples
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He reached inside and pulled out a capped syringe and an ampule of colorless liquid.
Fiction book (2000) -
His thin fingers dug into his bag for more ampules.
Fiction book (2001) -
And I want it in an ampule.
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There's a little ampule and there is a mask.
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You're supposed to dump the ampule into the mist and mix it.
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"He inserted an ampule into the hypo-spray, pressed the tip to his patient's arm, and pushed the plunger home.
Fiction book (1992) -
I administered ten ampules of Wyeth anti-venom, without which he certainly would have died.
Academic text (1996) -
The radon in those ampules had decayed to produce a sizable quantity of polonium.
Academic text (2012) -
Luckily, a colleague told Chadwick of a cache of old radon ampules at a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.
Academic text (2012) -
She didn't need to get any closer to see the amber-colored ampules strung around the dead man's neck.
Fiction book (2002)
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Etymology
Ampule comes from an old Latin word ampulla, which meant a small round 'bottle'. So a modern ampule is a tiny sealed 'bottle' that holds liquid medicine, especially for injection.