septum

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(sep′tŭm)

(sep′tă)
pl. septa [L. saeptum, a partition]
A wall dividing two cavities.
septal (sep′tăl), adj.

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(sep′tŭm)

(sep′tă)
pl. septa [L. saeptum, a partition]
A wall dividing two cavities.
septal (sep′tăl), adj.

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