Thesaurus: septum

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1. n. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.
2. n. A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
3. n. One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
4. n. One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus.
5. n. One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
6. n. (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
7. n. a partition or wall especially in an ovary
8. 1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum. 2. (Bot.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit. 3. (Zoöl.) (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.
9. n:100 n. (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities n. a partition or wall especially in an ovary