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Septum

//ˈsep.təm// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; Ellipsis of nasal septum (“the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "Deviated septum, a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults."

  2. 2
    (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities wordnet
  3. 3
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
  4. 4
    a partition or wall especially in an ovary wordnet
  5. 5
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
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  1. 6
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
  2. 7
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
  3. 8
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
  4. 9
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
  5. 10
    A wall separating two cavities; a partition.; One of the walls dividing two holes in a parallel-hole collimator
  6. 11
    Ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis

    "Look, I got a new septum!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēptum (“enclosure, wall, fence”).

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