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SEPTUM
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Irregular inflected form: septa
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("septum" is a kind of...):
partition ((anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism)
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "septum"):
nasal septum (a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities)
Derivation:
septal (of or relating to a septum)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A partition or wall especially in an ovary
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("septum" is a kind of...):
plant organ (a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus)
Derivation:
septal (of or relating to a septum)
Context examples:
An epithelium located in the roof, superior conchae, and septum of the nasal cavity.
(Olfactory Epithelium, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped malignant cells, nuclear pleomorphism, thin-walled blood vessels, fibrous septa, and myxoid stroma.
(Myxofibrosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of epithelioid or spindle cells forming cords or nests, separated by fibrovascular septa.
(Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of spindle cells with myoblastic differentiation, a myxoid stroma, and fibrous septa.
(Mixed Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The latter is characterized by defects in the atrial and ventricular septa and a common atrioventricular valve.
(Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect with Tetralogy of Fallot, NCI Thesaurus)
A condition in which deposits of fat accumulate within the interatrial septum.
(Atrial Septum Lipomatous Hypertrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
Activin receptor-like kinase 3 (ALK3) is specifically required at mid-gestation for normal development of the trabeculae, compact myocardium, interventricular septum, and endocardial cushion.
(ALK Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
These abnormalities can include defects in the lower part of the atrial septum and the ventricular septum and lack of separation of the mitral and tricuspid valves.
(Atrioventricular Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)
As a result, cefuroxime inhibits bacterial septum and cell wall synthesis formation.
(Cefuroxime Axetil, NCI Thesaurus)
It is caused by infections, allergies, and the presence of sinus polyps or deviated septum.
(Chronic Sinusitis, NCI Thesaurus)
