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ampoule

am·poule [ ám pyl ] (plural am·poules) or am·pule [ ám pyl ] (plural am·pules) or am·pul [ ám pyl ] (plural am·puls)


noun 
Definition:
 
sealed container of medication: a small sealed glass container that holds a measured amount of a medicinal substance to be injected

[Early 20th century. Via French< Latin ampulla (see ampulla); the spelling may be a revival of an earlier form of the word, borrowed < Old French in the 13th century]
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