Septum: , gen. septi, pl. , septaAvoid the incorrect plurals septi and septae. (1) [TA], A thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue.septal area, transparent septum (2) In fungi, a wall; usually a cross-wall in a hypha. (3) In nasal anatomy, the sagittal partition dividing the nasal airways, formed by the vomerine crest, quadrilateral cartilage, and perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and covered by mucoperichondrium and mucoperiosteum. [L. saeptum, a partition]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Septum: (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities.
Source: WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
Source - WordNet 2.1
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Source: WordNet 2.1
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