'Septum' definitions:
Definition of 'septum'
(from WordNet)
noun
(anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
noun
A partition or wall especially in an ovary
Definition of 'Septum'
From: GCIDE
- Septum \Sep"tum\, n.; pl. Septa. [L. septum, saeptum, an inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in, inclose.]
- 1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) (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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'septum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barrier,
- brattice,
- buffer,
- buffer state,
- bulkhead,
- bumper,
- cloison,
- collision mat,
- cushion,
- diaphragm,
- dissepiment,
- dividing line,
- dividing wall,
- division,
- fender,
- interseptum,
- mat,
- midriff,
- midsection,
- pad,
- panel,
- paries,
- partition,
- party wall,
- property line,
- separation,
- septulum,
- shock pad,
- wall