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septum

/sep-tuhm/US // ˈsɛp təm //UK // (ˈsɛptəm) //

鼻中隔,隔膜,纵隔,鼻梁骨

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sep·ta [sep-tuh]. /ˈsɛp tə/. Biology.

    • : a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.

Examples

  • A septum stretching the length of the trunk separates it into two nostrils.

  • His piercing azure eyes are complemented by a new addition to his appearance: a septum piercing in his nose.

  • The division deepens, the septum divides into two lamellæ, and finally two cells are formed.

  • For each myotome there is a single nerve, which enters, as in the case of other fishes, the intermuscular septum.

  • It is not possible from transverse sections to determine for certain whether the septum spoken of is complete.

  • By the close of stage K, the septum between the mouth and throat becomes pierced, and the two are placed in communication.

  • The two Wolffian ducts meet at so acute an angle that their hindermost extremities are only separated by a septum.