ampulla /am·pul·la/ (am-pul´ah) pl. ampul´lae [L.] a flask-like dilatation of a tubular structure, especially of the expanded ends of the semicircular canals of the ear.ampul´lar
ampulla chy´li cisterna chyli.
ampulla duc´tus deferen´tis the enlarged and tortuous distal end of the ductus deferens.
hepatopancreatic ampulla , ampulla hepatopancrea´tica the dilatation formed by junction of the common bile and the pancreatic ducts proximal to their opening into the lumen of the duodenum. 
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Ampulla hepatopancreatica (hepatopancreatic ampulla), receiving the common bile and pancreatic ducts and entering the duodenum at the major duodenal papilla.
ampul´lae lacti´ferae lactiferous sinuses.
ampul´lae membrana´ceae membranous ampullae: the dilatations at one end of each of the three semicircular ducts, anterior, lateral, and posterior.
ampul´lae os´seae the dilatations at one of the ends of the semicircular canals, anterior, lateral, and posterior.
phrenic ampulla a dilatation sometimes seen at the lower end of the esophagus.
rectal ampulla , ampulla rec´ti the dilated portion of the rectum just proximal to the anal canal.
ampulla of Thoma one of the small terminal expansions of an interlobar artery in the pulp of the spleen.
ampulla of uterine tube the thin-walled, almost muscle-free, midregion of the uterine tube; its mucosa is greatly plicated.
ampulla of vas deferens a. ductus deferentis.
| ampulla of uterine tube n. The wide portion of the fallopian tube near the fimbriated extremity. |
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