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sæptum

sæptum is the obsolete spelling of septum.

Meaning of septum

Noun

septum (plural septa or septums)

  1. Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  2. A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  3. A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  4. One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  5. One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment
  6. One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.
    Synonyms:
    dissepiment

See all 7 meanings of septum

Forms of sæptum

pluralsæpta

Questions about sæptum

What is sæptum the obsolete spelling of?
Sæptum is the obsolete spelling of septum.

Words near sæptum in the dictionary

  1. säter
  2. säters
  3. sæcular
  4. sæpta
  5. sæptal
  6. sæptum
  7. sæter
  8. sèkèrè
  9. Sète
  10. Sèvre Niortaise
  11. Sèvres

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