ampule /am·pule/ (am´pūl) a small glass or plastic container capable of being sealed so as to preserve its contents in a sterile condition; used principally for sterile parenteral solutions.
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am·pule or am·poule or am·pul ( m p l, -pyl)n. A hermetically sealed vial made of glass or plastic that contains a sterile medicinal solution or a powder to be made into a solution for subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous injection. |
ampule
[am′pyo̅o̅l]
Etymology: Fr, ampoule, phial
a small, sterile glass or plastic container that usually contains a single dose of a solution. Also spelled ampoule.
ampule
a small, hermetically sealed glass or plastic container, e.g. one containing medication for parenteral administration or semen for insemination. Called also ampoule.
ampule
Ampoule-British Medtalk A small hermetically sealed glass or plastic container which contains a sterile solution–eg, lidocaine, etc to be administered parenterally–IM, IV, subcut
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