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apparatus

noun ap·pa·ra·tus \ˌap-ə-ˈrat-əs, -ˈrāt-\
plural ap·pa·ra·tus·es or ap·pa·ra·tus

Medical Definition of APPARATUS

:  a group of anatomical and cytological parts having a common function <the respiratory apparatus>—see golgi apparatus

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9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. apparatus (noun)
  2. Golgi apparatus (noun)
  3. juxtaglomerular apparatus (noun)
  4. lacrimal apparatus (noun)
  5. neuromotor apparatus (noun)
  6. Tiselius apparatus (noun)
  7. vestibular apparatus (noun)
  8. Wangensteen apparatus (noun)
  9. Warburg apparatus (noun)
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