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A tiny glass coffin for liquid that must stay pure, sterile, and lonely.
means A small sealed glass or plastic capsule used to hold a single measured dose of a drug or liquid, kept sterile until you snap it open.
from From French 'ampoule,' descending from Latin 'ampulla' — a small two-handled flask or bottle used for oils, perfumes, and medicines in Roman times. 'Ampulla' itself may be a diminutive tied to 'amphora,' the classic two-handled storage jar, though the exact root is debated. The word shrank in size over the centuries right along with the object it named — from a hand-sized flask to the slender glass sliver sitting in a hospital drawer today.
- origin
- from Latin ampulla, a small bottle
- design flaw
- you snap the neck to open it
- single use
- opened once, then discarded forever
- medical staple
- common for vaccines and injectable drugs