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" (30 found)
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Translations
31 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
3 entries- envà noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- septe noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- septe noun ((botany) partition separating the cells of a fruit)
Czech
1 entries- přepážka noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Finnish
4 entries- väliseinä noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- väliseinä noun ((botany) partition separating the cells of a fruit)
- väliseinä noun ((mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus)
- väliseinä noun ((zoology) radial calcareous plate of a coral)
German
3 entries- Septe noun ((mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus)
- Septum noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- Septum noun ((mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus)
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
2 entries- przegroda noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- septum noun (ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing)
Portuguese
1 entries- septo noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Russian
1 entries- перегоро́дка noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Spanish
4 entries- septo noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- septum noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
- septum (séptum) noun (ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing)
- tabique noun ((anatomy) wall separating two cavities)
Swedish
1 entries- septum noun ((mycology) partition separating the cells of a fungus)
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.
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