Vial Common

Vial has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

"The nurse carefully removed the vial from its protective case before drawing up the medicine into the syringe."

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A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.

"The pharmacist carefully filled each vial with the prescribed antibiotic before handing them to the patient for home storage."

Verb

To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.

"The pharmacist carefully placed the liquid medicine into a small glass vial for storage."

Proper Noun

A surname.

"The local historian confirmed that the old family home belonged to Mr. Vial, whose ancestors had served as town clerks for over a century."