noun
- small sealed glass containers used to hold liquid medicines for injection
Usage: medical; pharmaceutical
Examples
- The nurse broke open the ampoules containing the vaccine.
- Each ampoule holds exactly one dose of the medication.
- The pharmacy ordered a case of insulin ampoules.
- She carefully disposed of the empty ampoules in the medical waste bin.
- The emergency kit contained several ampoules of epinephrine.
- Ampoules must be stored at the proper temperature to maintain effectiveness.