- •septum
- (L). A fence
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septum — [ sɛptɔm ] n. m. • v. 1560; mot lat. « cloison » ♦ Anat., zool. Cloison séparant deux cavités (d un organe, d un organisme). Septum nasal. Septum interventriculaire, interauriculaire du cœur. Adj. SEPTAL, ALE, AUX . ● septum nom masculin (latin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
septum — sèptum m DEFINICIJA anat. pregrada što u tijelu dijeli dvije šupljine, dijelove organa i sl. [nosni septum] ETIMOLOGIJA lat. septum, saeptum … Hrvatski jezični portal
septum — septum. См. септа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Septum [1] — Septum (lat.), Scheidewand in einem organischen T. heile, z.B. S. cordis, s. Herz S. 296. S. Iucĭdum (S. pellucidum), die markige Scheidewand des Gehirns, s.d.i. A) d). S. narĭum ossĕum, s.u. Nase 1) B) a) aa). S. scroti, so v.w. Scheidewand des… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Septum [2] — Septum (a. Geogr.), so v.w. Septa, s. Ceuta 2) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Septum — (lat), Scheidewand, z. B. S. narium, Nasenscheidewand … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Septum — Septum, lat., in der Anatomie Scheidewand zwischen 2 Höhlen … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
septum — partition between the nostrils, 1690s, Mod.L., from L. saeptum a fence, from neut. pp. of saepire to hedge in, from saepes hedge, fence … Etymology dictionary
septum — ► NOUN (pl. septa) chiefly Anatomy & Biology ▪ a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart. ORIGIN Latin, from sepire enclose … English terms dictionary
septum — [sep′təm] n. pl. septums or septa [sep′tə] [ModL < L, enclosure, hedge < saepire, to enclose, fence < saepes, a hedge < IE base * saip , hedge fence > Gr haimos, thicket] Biol. a thin wall, membrane, etc. that separates two… … English World dictionary
