About The Word Septum
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Septum
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What's The Definition Of Septum?
[n] (anatomy) dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
[n] a partition or wall especially in an ovary Synonyms | Synonyms for Septum: Related Terms | Find terms related to Septum: See Also | body part | nasal septum | plant organ Septum In Webster's Dictionary \Sep"tum\, n.; pl. {Septa}. [L. septum, saeptum, an
inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in,
inclose.]
1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal
septum.
2. (Bot.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
(b) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of
a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
See Illust. under {Nautilus}.
(c) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body
cavity of an annelid.
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