Definitions for: Septum

[n] (anatomy) dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
[n] a partition or wall especially in an ovary

Webster (1913) Definition: Sep"tum, n.; pl. Septa. [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.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.

3. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.

See Also: body part, nasal septum, plant organ

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