| septiferous | <botany> Bearing a partition; said of the valves of a capsule. Origin: Septum: cf. F. Septifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| septifolious | <botany> Having seven leaves. Origin: Septi- + L. Folium leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| septifragal | <plant biology> Of the dehiscence of a fruit, when the valves or backs of the carpels break away leaving the septa intact. (11 Jan 1998) |
| septimetritis | An obsolete term for septic inflammation of the uterus. Origin: G. Septikos, septic, + metra, uterus, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| septin | <protein> Family of homologous proteins (around 40 kD) first identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae where they associated with cytokinesis and septum formation. Encoded by CDC3, CDC10, CDC11 and CDC12 genes in s. Cerevisiae: seem to form 10nm filaments that form a ring around the plasma membrane in the mother bud neck. Homologous proteins, associated with cleavage furrows, are reported from Drosophila, amphibians and mammals. Mol Biol Cell 6: 1843 (18 Nov 1997) |
| septivalent | Having a combining power (valency) of seven. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septo- | Septum. Origin: L. Saeptum (05 Mar 2000) |
| septo-optic dysplasia | <radiology> Blindness, hypopituitarism, hypoplastic optic nerves, optic chiasm rotated 90 degrees, bulbous 3rd ventricle, CT findings: absent septum pellucidum, small optic nerves (12 Dec 1998) |
| septodermoplasty | Operation to graft squamous epithelium to replace the mucosa of the nasal septum, especially in cases of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. Origin: septo-+ dermo-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| septoic | <chemistry> See Heptoic. Origin: L. Septem seven. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| septomarginal | Relating to the margin of a septum, or to both a septum and a margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septomarginal fasciculus | Septomarginal fasciculus or tract. Synonym: fasciculus septomarginalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septomarginal trabecula | One of the trabeculae carneae in the right ventricle of the heart; it carries part of the right branch of the A-V bundle from the septum to the anterior papillary muscle on the opposite wall of the ventricle. Synonym: trabecula septomarginalis, moderator band, Reil's band. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septomarginal tract | See: semilunar fasciculus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septomaxillary | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla; situated in the region of these parts. A small bone between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and amphibians. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |