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Definition of Ampullae

Ampullae
Ampulla Am*pul"la, n.; pl. Ampull[ae]. [L. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug. 2. (Eccl.) (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept. --Shipley. 3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.

Meaning of Ampullae from wikipedia

- Ampullae of Lorenzini (sg.: ampulla) are electroreceptors, sense organs able to detect electric fields. They form a network of mucus-filled pores in the...
- An ampulla (/æmˈpʊlə, -ˈpʌl-/; pl.: ampullae) was, in Ancient Rome, a small round vessel, usually made of gl**** and with two handles, used for sacred purposes...
- The Monza ampullae form the largest collection of a specific type of Early Medieval pilgrimage ampullae or small flasks designed to hold holy oil from...
- strongly electric but not using electrolocation. The electroreceptive ampullae of Lorenzini evolved early in the history of the vertebrates; they are...
- : 933–939  Each side of the radial canals gives rise to a row of bulb-like ampullae, which are connected via lateral canals. In sea stars these are always...
- The ampulla of vas deferens, also called the ampulla of ductus deferens, is an enlargement of the vas deferens at the fundus of the bladder which acts...
- their prey after capture; instead, they use smell and electroreceptors (ampullae of Lorenzini) similar to those of sharks. Stingrays settle on the bottom...
- The semicircular canals are three semicircular interconnected tubes located in the innermost part of each ear, the inner ear. The three canals are the...
- salt concentrations. The type species of the genus is Nosocomiicoccus ampullae. A draft full genome sequence of Nosocomiicoccus m****iliensis is available...
- lateral line were modified to function as the electroreceptors called ampullae of Lorenzini. The lateral line system is ancient and basal to the vertebrate...