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1.
any of an array of electroreceptors in the head of sharks, skates, and rays capable of detecting weak electrical signals produced by muscular activity in other creatures.
origin of ampulla of lorenzini
after italian physician stefano lorenzini (flourished 1678), who first described them
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Ampullae
anatomy. a dilated portion of a c-n-l or duct, especially of the semicircular c-n-ls of the ear. zoology, botany. any flask-shaped structure. ecclesiastical. a vessel for the wine and water used at the altar. a vessel for holding consecrated oil. a two-handled bottle having a somewhat globular shape, made of gl-ss or earthenware, used by […]