See Also: Septum(health)
Septum(medicine)
septum(dictionary)
septum femorale(medicine)
septum glandis(medicine)
septum interalveolare(medicine)
septum intermusculare(medicine)
septum linguae(medicine)
septum nasi(medicine)
septum of testis(medicine)

septum (iou)



septum noun. . M17.
[Latin (also saeptum), from sepire, saepire enclose, from sepes, saepes hedge.]
gen. A partition; a dividing wall, layer, membrane, etc., esp. in a living organism. Formerly also, a communion rail. M17.
spec. in Anatomy. A thin layer of tissue forming a partition in a cavity, organ, etc.; esp. (a) the partition between the nostrils; (b) each of the muscular membranes separating the chambers of the heart. L17.
Geology. A thin sheet of material filling a crack, esp. in a septarian nodule. E18.
Electronics. A metal plate placed transversely across a waveguide and attached to the walls by conducting joints. M20.