a. [ad. mod.L. ampullār-is: see AMPULLA and -AR. (The L. was ampullāri-us, of which the Eng. ad. is AMPULLARY.) Cf. Fr. ampullaire.] = AMPULLARY.
1856. Todd & Bowman, Phys. Anat., II. 74. Its ampullar extremity is close to that of the superior vertical canal.
1877. Burnett, Ear, 129. Each of the canals has a dilated portion, its ampullar enlargement.
