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 [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