| 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) |
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| 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) |
| septonasal | Relating to the nasal septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septoplasty | Operation to correct defects or deformities of the nasal septum, often by alteration or partial removal of supporting structures. Origin: septo-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| septorhinoplasty | Combined operation to repair defects or deformities of the nasal septum and of the external nasal pyramid. Origin: septo-+ G. Rhis, nose, + plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| septostomy | Surgical creation of a septal defect. Origin: septo-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| septuagesima | The third Sunday before Lent; so called because it is about seventy days before Easter. Origin: NL, fr. L. Septuagesimus the seventieth, fr. Septuaginta seventy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| septuagint | A Greek version of the Old Testament; so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy-two) translators. The causes which produced it [the Septuagint], the number and names of the translators, the times at which different portions were translated, are all uncertain. The only point in which all agree is that Alexandria was the birthplace of the version. On one other point there is a near agreement, namely, as to time, that the version was made, or at least commenced, in the time of the early Ptolemies, in the first half of the third century b.c. Septuagint chronology, the chronology founded upon the dates of the Septuagint, which makes 1500 years more from the creation to Abraham than the Hebrew Bible. Origin: From L. Septuaginta seventy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| septula of testis | One of the trabeculae of the testis; imperfect septa and fibrous cords radiating toward the surface of the gland from the mediastinum testis. Synonym: septulum testis, trabecula testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septulate | <botany> Having imperfect or spurious septa. Origin: Dim. Fr. Septum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| septulum | Origin: NL, dim. Of L. Septum septum. <anatomy> A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| septulum testis | One of the trabeculae of the testis; imperfect septa and fibrous cords radiating toward the surface of the gland from the mediastinum testis. Synonym: septulum testis, trabecula testis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septum | A dividing wall or partition, a general term for such a structure. The term is often used alone to refer to the septal area or to the septum pellucidum. (18 Nov 1997) |
| septum accessorium | An additional ridge forming the lower border of the limbus fossae ovalis. (05 Mar 2000) |