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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 am·pul·la /æmˈpʊlə, ˈæmˌpjulə/
 聖瓶

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 am·pul·la /æmˈpʊlə, ˈæmˌpjulə/ 名詞
 (拉)安瓿

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Am·pul·la, n.; pl. Ampullæ
 1. Rom. Antiq. A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
 2. Eccl. (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept.
 3. Biol. Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ampulla
      n 1: the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the
           semicircular canals of the ear
      2: a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or
         oils
      [also: ampullae (pl)]