Ampulla
A sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct.
Ampulla of vater[edit | edit source]
It is an enlargement of the ducts from the liver (bile duct) and pancreas (pancreatic duct) at the point where they enter the duodenum
Ampulla in the semicircular canal (ear)[edit | edit source]
The semicircular canals are a set of three membranous tubes embedded within a bony structure of the same shape. \The central cavity of each canal is filled with a fluid called endolymph. Each endolymph-filled canal has an enlarged area near its base called an ampulla.
Holy Ampulla[edit | edit source]
The glass Holy Ampulla was part of the French coronation regalia and believed to have divine origins
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