phial

n.
A vial.

[Middle English fiole, from Old French, from Late Latin fiola, shallow vessel, alteration of Latin phiala, from Greek phialē.]

IN BRIEF: n. - A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).

Tutor's tip: Keep the blood in a "phial," (a small glass bottle; a small vessel to hold liquids) but the results of the blood test in a "file." (a folder or other container to hold papers)

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
  Synonyms: vial, ampule, ampul, ampoule

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Common misspelling(s) of phials

• fiels

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille flaske, pilleglas

Nederlands (Dutch)
(medicijn)flesje, fiool

Français (French)
n. - fiole

Deutsch (German)
n. - Medizinfläschchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιαλίδιο

Italiano (Italian)
fiala

Português (Portuguese)
n. - frasco (m)

Русский (Russian)
пузырек

Español (Spanish)
n. - ampolla, frasco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - liten glasflaska för medicin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小玻璃瓶, 药瓶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小玻璃瓶, 藥瓶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 작은 유리병, (특히) 약병

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小型ガラス瓶, 鬱憤
v. - 薬瓶に入れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فنينه صغيرة : فيها دواء سائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בקבוקון, צלוחית‬

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