Definition

1. Noun:
   • Ampoule: A small, sealed glass container, typically with a narrow neck, used to hold a liquid medication, especially one for injection. The glass is broken open at the neck to access the sterile contents.
   • Medicine tube: A small cylindrical container, often made of glass, plastic, or metal, designed to hold tablets, capsules, or a small amount of medicinal powder or cream.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Y tá mở một ống thuốc để tiêm cho bệnh nhân. (The nurse opened an ampoule to inject the patient.)
  • Bà tôi luôn mang theo một ống thuốc đựng nitroglycerin. (My grandmother always carries a tube of nitroglycerin tablets.)
  • Thuốc kháng sinh này được đóng gói trong các ống thuốc thủy tinh. (This antibiotic is packaged in glass ampoules.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "ống thuốc" is a general container term in a medical context. The specific English equivalent depends on the form and purpose of the medicine:
  • For a single-dose, sealed liquid for injection, it is an "ampoule" (or "ampule").
  • For a small tube holding solid pills, it can be called a "pill tube", "tablet tube", or simply a "medicine tube".

Variants and Related Words

• Ống tiêm (n): Syringe. (A device for injecting or withdrawing fluid.)

  • Ống tiêm và ống thuốc phải được vô trùng. (The syringe and the ampoule must be sterile.)

• Lọ thuốc (n): Medicine bottle/vial. (A small bottle, often with a cap, for liquid or solid medicine.)

  • Anh ấy lấy viên thuốc từ lọ thuốc. (He took a pill from the medicine bottle.)

Synonyms

• Ampoule: A small sealed glass capsule for liquid medicine.
• Vial: A small bottle for medicines, which may be similar but often has a rubber stopper instead of a sealed glass neck.
• Tube: A cylindrical container for medicines.

Related Idioms

• While there is no direct idiom with "ống thuốc", it is commonly referenced in health-related sayings about preparedness, such as the concept of (to carry one's medicine tube), implying being ready for a health emergency.

1. Ampoule