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Apparatus vs Pneumogastric - What's the difference?

apparatus | pneumogastric |

As nouns the difference between apparatus and pneumogastric

is that apparatus is apparatus while pneumogastric is (anatomy) the pneumogastric nerve; one of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial apparatus and also to the sides of the body.

As an adjective pneumogastric is

(anatomy) of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach.

apparatus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
  • A complex machine or instrument.
  • An assortment of tools or instruments.
  • A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
  • (firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.

    • Usage notes

    * Is occasionally used as an invariant plural: *: Look at all of those apparatus .

    Synonyms

    * (entirety of means) setup, mechanism, dynamic * (complex machine) instrument, machinery, device * (assortment of tools) tools, gear, equipment * (political patronage organization) machine

    Related terms

    * apparat

    pneumogastric

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach
  • (anatomy) vagus (attributive)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) The pneumogastric nerve; one of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial apparatus and also to the sides of the body.