AMPULLA (ampullae)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ampullae   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ampulla mean? 

• AMPULLA (noun)
  The noun AMPULLA has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: AMPULLA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPULLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ampulla" is a kind of...):

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

Holonyms ("ampulla" is a part of...):

canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)

Derivation:

ampullar; ampullary (of or related to an ampulla)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ampulla" is a kind of...):

flask (bottle that has a narrow neck)

Derivation:

ampullar; ampullary (of or related to an ampulla)

 Context examples 

A well differentiated, intermediate grade tumor with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the ampulla of Vater and the periampullary region.

(Ampulla of Vater Neuroendocrine Tumor G2, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive adenocarcinoma that arises from the ampulla of Vater.

(Ampulla of Vater Pancreatobiliary Type Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenocarcinoma arising from the ampulla of Vater.

(Ampulla of Vater Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A well differentiated, low grade tumor with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the ampulla of Vater and the periampullary region.

(Ampulla of Vater Neuroendocrine Tumor G1, NCI Thesaurus)

A well differentiated, low or intermediate grade tumor with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the ampulla of Vater and periampullary region.

(Ampulla of Vater Neuroendocrine Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign or malignant neoplasm involving the ampulla of Vater.

(Ampulla of Vater Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the ampulla of Vater and periampullary region.

(Ampulla of Vater Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

An aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma arising from the ampulla of Vater and the periampullary region.

(Ampulla of Vater Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An intestinal-type adenoma arising from the ampulla of Vater.

(Ampulla of Vater Tubular Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

They extend from the horn of the uterus to the ovaries and consist of an ampulla, an infundibulum, an isthmus, two ostia, and a pars uterina.

(Murine Fallopian Tube, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)