Golgi apparatus

apparatus /ap·pa·ra·tus/ (ap″ah-ră´tus) pl. appara´tus, apparatuses   a number of parts acting together to perform a special function.

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branchial apparatus  pharyngeal a.

Golgi apparatus  see under complex.

juxtaglomerular apparatus  see under cell.

Kirschner's apparatus  a wire and stirrup apparatus for applying skeletal traction in leg fractures.

lacrimal apparatus , apparatus lacrima´lis the lacrimal gland and ducts and associated structures.

pharyngeal apparatus  the pharyngeal arches, pouches, and grooves considered as a unit.

subneural apparatus  see under cleft.

vestibular apparatus  the structures of the inner ear concerned with stimuli of equilibrium, including the semicircular canals, saccule, and utricle.

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Golgi apparatus

n.

See Golgi complex.

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Golgi apparatus

[gôl′jē]

Etymology: Camillo Golgi, Italian histologist and Nobel laureate, 1843-1926; L, ad, toward, praeparare, to prepare

one of many small membranous structures found in most cells, composed of various elements associated with the formation of carbohydrate side chains of glycoproteins, mucopolysaccharides, and other substances. Saccules within each structure migrate through the plasma membrane and release substances associated with external and internal secretion. Also called Golgi body, Golgi complex.

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Golgi apparatus (gōl´jē),

n.pr the small membranous structures found in most cells, composed of various elements associated with the formation of carbohydrate side chains of glycoproteins, mucopolysaccharides, and other substances. Also called
Golgi body or
Golgi complex.