Septum

Lining or wall separating two cavities or chambers within the body.


A wall between the right and left sides of the heart.


An internal partition within the fruit.


Any wall between two cavities, for example, the atrial septum divides the right and left atria of the heart.


A partition in a fruit or ovary.


A dividing wall or membrane, as in the wall that separates the nostrils.


Partition or dividing wall in an organ (e.g., the septum dividing the left and right sides of the heart, and the septum dividing the nasal cavity).


Tissue that divides a cavity or space into two parts.


A wall or partition that divides one section of a body part or cavity from another. An example is the septum in the nose, a piece of cartilage that divides the nasal passages.


A partition or dividing wall within an anatomical structure. For example, the atrioventricular septum divides the atria of the heart from the ventricles,


A dividing wall within a structure in the body. Examples are the divisions between the chambers of the heart, and the layer of bone and cartilage that separates the two nostrils of the nose.


The septum is the muscular partition that divides the two sides of the heart. A septal defect refers to an opening within this wall that enables blood to flow from one side to the other.


A slender barrier found either within or between bodily sections; for instance, the nasal septum serves as the dividing wall between the nostrils.


 


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