Inflammation of an ampulla, especially the ampulla of the fallopian tube or bile duct.
From Latin ampulla (flask) + -itis (inflammation). Medical terminology directly adapted from anatomical structures combined with the standard suffix for inflammatory conditions.
Ampullitis shows how anatomy names stick around for medical conditions—even though the word 'ampulla' comes from ancient Roman bottles, modern doctors still use it to describe inflammation of actual flask-shaped structures in your body.
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