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ampulla

(n): the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear
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6 months ago chained_bear said:

"He felt the ampulla in his cheek — undying mortal sin except by casuistry — and although he had long thought prayer in time of danger indecent, prayers sang in his mind, the long hypnotic cadences of plainchant imploring protection for his love." --Patrick O'Brian, The Surgeon's Mate, 366

Plural ampullae.

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