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Septum — A word borrowed from the Latin "saeptum" meaning a "dividing wall or enclosure." * * * 1. [TA] A thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue. See septal area, transparent s.. 2. In fungi, a wall; usually a cross … Medical dictionary
alveolar septum — septum alveoli 1. interalveolar s. 2. interradicular s … Medical dictionary
interdental septum — interalveolar s. (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
interlobular septum — interalveolar s. (def. 2) … Medical dictionary
interradicular septum — any of the septa interradicularia mandibulae or septa interradicularia maxillae; called also alveolar s. and interalveolar s … Medical dictionary
respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s … Medical dictionary
emphysema — A pulmonary condition with loss of elasticity in the alveoli and the interalveolar septa...the meat foam and their interleaving sheaths that you fill up when you breathe. If a septum gets too stretched over time, several of the little sacs… … Herbal-medical glossary
