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'Ampulla' may refer to:

★ A dilated segment in a tubular structure. It is used to describe several anatomical structures:

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★ ampulla of uterine tube

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★ ampulla of ductus deferens

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★ hepatopancreatic ampulla

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★ rectal ampulla

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★ osseous ampullae

★ 'Ampullae' are also bulb-like structures above the tube feet in echinoderms.

★ 'The Ampulla' is the hollow, gold, eagle-shaped vessel from which the anointing oil is poured from by the Archbishop of Canterbury when they anoint a new British sovereign at their coronation. It forms part of the British Crown Jewels.