am·poule
noun/ˈæmpjuːl/, /ˈæmpuːl/
/ˈæmpjuːl/
(US English also ampule)
- a small container, usually made of glass, containing a drug that will be used for an injection
安瓿（装针剂的小玻璃瓶） - The drugs stolen include an ampoule of adrenaline which could kill if injected.
被盗的药物包括一瓶肾上腺素，注射后可能致命。
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French, from Latin ampulla, diminutive of ampora, variant of amphora, from Greek amphoreus, or from French amphore. - The drugs stolen include an ampoule of adrenaline which could kill if injected.