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AMPULE [2 records]

Record 1 2006-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant Biology
CONT

ampule : A hollow flasklike organ shaped like a bladder or squat round bottle; e. g., the traps and floats such as those found on the leaves of Nepenthaceae or Utricularia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Portion du corps d'une plante qui est renflée et contient, en proportions variables, les gaz de l'atmosphère.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
  • Anesthesia and Recovery
CONT

Local anesthetic solutions are most commonly supplied to the dental office in cans of fifty glass tubes, called ampules or cartridges. The glass tube, or ampule, is closed at one end by a rubber plug which rests completely inside the tube. This is the movable plug which faces the plunger when inserted in the syringe. The other end of the ampule is also closed...

Key term(s)
  • ampul

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
  • Anesthésie et réanimation
CONT

Quand nous utilisons l'anesthésie locale, nous employons des ampoules cylindriques, dites "carpules", à 2% de xylocaïne.

Spanish

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