Ampule

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ampule \ampule\ n.
     1. a small glass bottle which has been or can be sealed
        hermetically by application of flame to a narrow opening
        at the top.
  
     Note: aAn ampule usually has a narrow constriction near the


           top which can be scored and easily broken to open the
           ampule. Once opened, they cannot be hermetically
           re-sealed; thus the quantity contained is usually that
           which is to be used at once or within a short time. The
           contents are often sealed under vacuum to retard
           degradation by air.
  
     Syn: phial, vial, ampoule
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. an ampule, or vial resembling an ampule, which contains a
        drug.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ampule
       n : a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed
           sterile container for injection by needle) [syn: {phial},
            {vial}, {ampul}, {ampoule}]