Definition of septum

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Septum (n.) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus..

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Mediastinum :: Mediastinum (n.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels..
Tichorrhine :: Tichorrhine (n.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.
Septomaxillary :: Septomaxillary (n.) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
Septal :: Septal (a.) Of or pertaining to a septum or septa, as of a coral or a shell..
Elocular :: Elocular (a.) Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition..
Septum :: Septum (n.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
Sarcoseptum :: Sarcoseptum (n.) One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.
Epiphragm :: Epiphragm (n.) A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or aestivation..
Platyrhini :: Platyrhini (n. pl.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey..
Interorbital :: Interorbital (a.) Between the orbits; as, the interorbital septum..
Dissepiment :: Dissepiment (n.) A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.
Septum :: Septum (n.) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
Septulum :: Septulum (n.) A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts.
Septum :: Septum (n.) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
Uniseptate :: Uniseptate (a.) Having but one septum, or partition; -- said of two-celled fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous plants..
Septum :: Septum (n.) A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum..
Septum :: Septum (n.) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus..
Aliseptal :: Aliseptal (a.) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
Septiform :: Septiform (a.) Having the form of a septum.
Nasoseptal :: Nasoseptal (a.) Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.
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