(historical) An Ancient Roman two-handled vessel. / A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil. / (anatomy) The dilated end of a duct. / (botany) The spongiole of a root.

plural of ampulla

Shaped like a swollen bottle.

plural of ampulla of Lorenzini

An electroreceptor found mainly in cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays, forming a network of jelly-filled canals.

Having the shape of a flask.

(biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla of Vater. / (biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the rectal ampulla. / (biology, anatomy, medicine) Relating to the ampulla chyli.

(anatomy) A swelling that marks the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct.

Resembling an ampulla.

(zoology) Any sea snail in the family Ampullinidae.