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septum pellucidum

septum pellucidum noun: a thin triangular vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.

Noun

septum pellucidum

  1. A thin triangular vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.

Origin of septum pellucidum

Latin

Questions about septum pellucidum

What does septum pellucidum mean?
Septum pellucidum means a thin triangular vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.
What part of speech is septum pellucidum?
Septum pellucidum is a noun.

Words near septum pellucidum in the dictionary

  1. septula
  2. septular
  3. septulate
  4. septulum
  5. septum
  6. septum pellucidum
  7. septum piercing
  8. septum piercings
  9. septum ring
  10. septum rings
  11. septumless

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