ampoulenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈæm.puːl/us/ˈæm.puːl/US also ampule, us/ˈæm.pjuːl/uka small, usually glass, container for a single measured amount of medicine, especially for an injection
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Medical & surgical equipment
- autoclave
- cardiograph
- catheterization
- catheterize
- colonoscope
- CPB
- depressor
- drip
- forceps
- iron lung
- MRI
- oxygen mask
- respirator
- scalpel
- stent
- stenting
- thermometer
- tomography
- tongue depressor
- ultrasound
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Examples from literature
- The ampoule of iodine carried by the wounded man is broken, and its contents are poured over and around the wound, after which the field dressing is applied.