English
septum
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈsɛptəm/
Noun

septum

  1. (anatomy) A wall separating two cavities; a partition
    1. The cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils.
      • 2002, Springhouse, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice, page 1158
        Deviated septum, a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults.
  2. (botany) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
  3. (mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
  4. (zoology) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
  5. (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
  6. (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
  7. (colloquial) Ellipsis of septum ring#English|septum ring or septum piercing.
    Look, I got a new septum!
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