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1. (n.) septum
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
Etymology: (1710–20; < NL; L saeptum enclosure)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) septum
(anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
2. (noun) septum
a partition or wall especially in an ovary
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1. (noun) SEPTUM
a wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum
2. (noun) SEPTUM
a partition that separates the cells of a fruit
3. (noun) SEPTUM
one of the radial calcareous plates of a coral
4. (noun) SEPTUM
one of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus
5. (noun) SEPTUM
one of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid
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