adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling an ampulla (a small sealed vessel or a dilated portion of a tube or canal in anatomy)
Usage: medical/anatomical term; formal
Examples
- The ampullary region of the fallopian tube is where fertilization typically occurs.
- Ampullary structures in the inner ear help detect changes in head position.
- The surgeon examined the ampullary portion of the bile duct.
- Ampullary sensory organs in fish detect electrical fields.
- The ampullary glands secrete mucus in certain organisms.