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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Dissepiment :: Dissepiment (n.) A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.
Septum :: Septum (n.) A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum..
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..
Elocular :: Elocular (a.) Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or partition..
Tichorrhine :: Tichorrhine (n.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.
Interorbital :: Interorbital (a.) Between the orbits; as, the interorbital septum..
Septomaxillary :: Septomaxillary (a.) Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla; situated in the region of these parts.
Septomaxillary :: Septomaxillary (n.) A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians.
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..
Septiform :: Septiform (a.) Having the form of a septum.
Aliseptal :: Aliseptal (a.) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.
Septum :: Septum (n.) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
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..
Septum :: Septum (n.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
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.
Septal :: Septal (a.) Of or pertaining to a septum or septa, as of a coral or a shell..
Uniseptate :: Uniseptate (a.) Having but one septum, or partition; -- said of two-celled fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous plants..
Nasoseptal :: Nasoseptal (a.) Of or pertaining to the internasal 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..
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