Septum

Definitions

1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. Ellipsis of nasal septum (“the cartilaginous center wall of the nose separating the two nostrils”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
3. Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
4. A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
5. A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
6. One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
7. One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
8. One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
9. One of the walls dividing two holes in a parallel-hole collimator
10. Ellipsis of septum ring or septum piercing.
    abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“Deviated septum, a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present⟳ in most adults.”

“Sally got a dagger hung from her septum O'Malley cut⟳ his ears off, but wishes that he kept 'em”

“Look⟳, I got a new septum!”

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