ampulla

 
Pronunciation: /amˈpʊlə/

noun (plural ampullae /-liː/)

  • 1a roughly spherical Roman flask with two handles.
  • a flask for sacred uses such as holding the oil for anointing the sovereign at a coronation.
  • 2 Anatomy & Zoology a cavity, or the dilated end of a vessel, shaped like a Roman ampulla.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin, diminutive of ampora, variant of amphora (see amphora)