That the entire descending aorta in man results from the fusion of two vessels is shown by the rare cases in which the aorta is divided throughout its entire length by a septum.
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Septum
/ˈsep.təm/
Synonyms for "septum" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (10)
Noun(2 words)
cross-walldividing wall
Related words (17)
interseptummatmidriffmidsectionpadpanelpariespartitionparty wallproperty lineseparationseptulumshock padwall
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
8 entriescell septumfungal septumhyphal septuminteratrial septuminterventricular septumnasal septumseptum pellucidumspore septum
Collocations
6 entrieshyphal septuminteratrial septuminterventricular septumnasal septumseptal defectseptum pellucidum
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
20 translations across 14 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- envà noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- septe noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Czech
1 entries- přepážka noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Finnish
1 entries- väliseinä noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
German
1 entries- Septum noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Greek
1 entries- διάφραγμα noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Italian
1 entries- setto noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Kaurna
1 entries- mudlhayala noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Māori
3 entries- pātaki noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- pātakitaki noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- taunga noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Polish
1 entries- przegroda noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Portuguese
1 entries- septo noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Russian
1 entries- перегоро́дка noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Spanish
3 entries- septo noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- septum noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- tabique noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Thai
1 entries- ผนังกั้น noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Welsh
2 entries- septwm noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- teisban noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
According to this ear, nose, and throat specialist, some migraines occur when the bones in the nasal cavity press on the septum, the wall that divides the nasal cavity.
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Tom is having surgery to repair a deviated septum.
Source: tatoeba (13570540)
Deviated septum, a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults.
Source: wiktionary
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