Apparatus: The plural of this word is apparatus, not apparati. (1) A collection of instruments adapted for a special purpose. (2) An instrument made up of several parts. (3) [TA], A group or system of glands, ducts, blood vessels, muscles, or other anatomic structures involved in the performance of some function.system. [L. equipment. fr. ap-paro, pp. -atus, to prepare]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Apparatus: (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus".
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
The following list attempts to classify Apparatus into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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