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ap•pa•rat•us



Pronunciation: (ap"u-rat'us, -rā'tus), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -tus, -tus•es.
1. a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use: Our town has excellent fire-fighting apparatus.
2. any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.
3. any system or systematic organization of activities, functions, processes, etc., directed toward a specific goal: the apparatus of government; espionage apparatus.
4. Physiol.a group of structurally different organs working together in the performance of a particular function: the digestive apparatus.

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