| septum |
The muscular wall separating the right and left sides of the heart.
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/s...
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| septal defect |
A hole or "defect" is in the heart muscle forming a wall between the left and right side of the heart. Can be an atrial septal defect (ASD) or ventricular septal defect (VSD).
Ãâó: www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/glossary/s...
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| septoplasty |
the surgical correction of defects and deformities of the nasal septum (the partition between the nostrils).
Ãâó: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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| septic tank |
A tank buried in the ground where household sewage is gradually decomposed by bacteria. Most houses that are not hooked to a sewer line flush waste into a septic tank.
Ãâó: www.reefed.edu.au/glossary/s.html
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| septal |
having to do with the septum, which in heart terms is the wall separating the right and left chambers of the heart
Ãâó: www.chfpatients.com/glossary_2.htm
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