septum
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septum
- /ˈsɛp.təm/ Canada, UK, US
- /ˈsep.təm/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛptəm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin sēptum (“enclosure, wall, fence”).
noun septa · septums · saeptum · sæptum
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Ellipsis of nasal septum (“the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils”).
Deviated septum, a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults.
Similar: dissepiment
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Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
Similar: dissepiment
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A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
Similar: dissepiment
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A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
Similar: dissepiment
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One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
Similar: dissepiment
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One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
Similar: dissepiment
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One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
Similar: dissepiment
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One of the walls dividing two holes in a parallel-hole collimator
Similar: dissepiment
- Ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing Look, I got a new septum!
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noun (anatomy) wall separating two cavities
| Español | tabique, septo, septum |
|---|---|
| Português | septo |
| Deutsch | Septum |
| Italiano | setto |
| Ελληνικά | διάφραγμα diáfragma |
| Русский | перегоро́дка peregoródka |
noun ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing
| Español | septum (séptum) |
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title = {septum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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