apparatus
(ap″ә-ră´tәs)
pl. appara´tus, apparatuses
an arrangement of a number of parts acting together to perform a special function.
juxtaglomerular apparatus
a collective term for the juxtaglomerular cells in a nephron.
Wangensteen's apparatus
a nasal suction apparatus connected with a duodenal tube for aspirating gas and fluid from stomach and intestine.

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