ampoule

Snap-top medicine container

An ampoule is a small sealed glass container holding a single dose of liquid medication, designed to be broken open at the neck for use.

The sealed glass keeps the contents sterile until needed: The nurse snapped open an ampoule of adrenaline.

Also spelled ampule.

container

vial

Small glass liquid holder

soda-lime · silica · translucent · fragile · blown · tubing · molded · precision · clear · cylindrical

medical

injection

Syringe-delivered dose

insulin · anesthetic · syringe · serum · antidote · analgesic · sedative · antibiotic · chemotherapy · epinephrine

seal

hermetic

Impenetrably closed off

scored · closure · intact · barrier · protective · preserve · containment · security · integrity · sterile

dosage

measured

Carefully considered, unhurried

milliliter · concentration · potency · administration · regimen · course · exact · precise · standardized · dispensing

Categories
Opposites
container size and capacity

ampoulevat

Large liquid container

tank · reusable bottle · barrel · drum · cistern

reusability and closure type

ampoulereusable bottle

Washable drinking vessel

pump dispenser · squeeze bottle · decanter · flask · canteen

material fragility

ampouleplastic bottle

Molded polymer container

steel drum

Family

ampoules

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G