SEPTAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does septal mean? 

• SEPTAL (adjective)
  The adjective SEPTAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a septum

  Familiarity information: SEPTAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPTAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a septum

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

septal; septate

Pertainym:

septum ((anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities)

Derivation:

septum ((anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities)

septum (a partition or wall especially in an ovary)

 Context examples 

A brain structure that is part of the septal nuclear complex.

(Nucleus of Diagonal Band, NCI Thesaurus)

Atrioventricular septal defect in which there is usually a single dominant ventricle and a hypoplastic ventricle.

(Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect Unbalanced, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with atrial septal defect type 2.

(GATA4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This disorder is often associated with ventricular septal defect, ductus arteriosus, or truncus arteriosus.

(Interrupted Aortic Arch, NCI Thesaurus)

A syndrome characterized by the reversal of a septal defect-associated left-to-right shunt due to the resulting secondary pulmonary hypertension.

(Eisenmenger Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A morphologic finding indicating reduction in the numbers of interlobular and septal bile ducts in the liver tissue.

(Ductopenia, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with atrial septal defect type 7, tetralogy of Fallot, and congenital hypothyroidism non-goitrous type 5.

(NKX2-5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A wire mesh device used for the closure of atrial septal defects.

(Atrial Closure Device, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, tetralogy of Fallot, and patent foramen ovale.

(Congenital Heart Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Atrioventricular septal defect in which the atrioventricular junction is shared evenly between the left ventricle and right ventricle.

(Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect Balanced, NCI Thesaurus)