SEPTUM

septum

(noun) (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities

septum

(noun) a partition or wall especially in an ovary

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

septum (plural septa or septums or septae)

(anatomy) A wall separating two cavities; a partition

The cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils.

(botany) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.

(mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.

(zoology) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.

(zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.

(zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.

(colloquial) Ellipsis of septum ring. or septum piercing.

Anagrams

• spetum

Source: Wiktionary


Sep"tum, n.; pl. Septa. Etym: [L. septum, saeptum, an inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in, inclose.]

1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.

3. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral. (b) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus. (c) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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