SEPTUM

Septum

In anatomy, a septum is a wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller ones.

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septum

Noun

  1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.
  2. A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
  3. A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
  4. One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
  5. One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
  6. One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.


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