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apparatus

ap·pa·ra·tus

UK/ˌæp.əˈɹeɪ.təs/ US/ˌæp.əˈɹæt.əs/ fairly common

noun

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2.

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function

  • “the breathing apparatus”

Phrases

  • Abbe-Zeiss apparatus
  • apparatus criticus
  • apparatus program
  • breathing apparatus
  • critical apparatus
  • CTD apparatus
  • Fizeau-Foucault apparatus
  • Golgi apparatus

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