sep|tum

sep|tum
sep|tum «SEHP tuhm», noun, plural -ta.
a dividing wall, as of membrane, bone, or cartilage; partition. There is a septum of bone and cartilage between the nostrils. The ventricles of the heart are separated by a septum. The inside of a green pepper is divided into chambers by septa.
╂[< Latin sēptum, variant of saeptum a fence < saepīre to hedge in < saepēs, -is a hedge, fence]

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