SEPTUM (septa)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: septa   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does septum mean? 

• SEPTUM (noun)
  The noun SEPTUM has 2 senses:

1. (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities

2. a partition or wall especially in an ovary

  Familiarity information: SEPTUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPTUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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:

Nouns denoting plants

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 

As a result, cefdinir inhibits bacterial septum and cell wall synthesis formation.

(Cefdinir, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result, cefpodoxime inhibits bacterial septum and cell wall synthesis formation.

(Cefpodoxime, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result, cefprozil inhibits bacterial septum and cell wall synthesis formation.

(Cefprozil, NCI Thesaurus)

It is usually associated with a defect in the interventricular septum.

(Congenital Infundibular Stenosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A benign encapsulated neoplasm of the kidney, characterized by the presence of cysts separated by septa.

(Cystic Nephroma, NCI Thesaurus)

A variant of Wilm tumor of the kidney characterized by the presence of cystic spaces separated by septa.

(Cystic Partially Differentiated Nephroblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital disorder characterized by the presence of a defect (opening) in the septum that separates the two atria of the heart.

(Atrial Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The presence of a defect (opening) in the septum that separates the two atria of the heart.

(Atrial Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)

An alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma characterized by the presence of large striated muscle cells with clear cytoplasm, giant cells with myoblastic differentiation, and fibrovascular septa.

(Conventional Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A congenital disorder characterized by the presence of an abnormal communication between the atria or the ventricles of the heart due to defects in the cardiac septum.

(Congenital Septal Defect, NCI Thesaurus)