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sep·tum
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septectomy
excision of part or all of a septum, especially the nasal septum. -
dissepiment
Anatomy, Zoology. a partition or septum in a tissue. -
epiphragm
A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. -
mediastinum
a median septum or partition between two parts of an organ, or paired cavities of the body. -
nasal index
Craniometry. (of the skull) the ratio of the distance from nasion to the lower margin of the nasal aperture to that of the maximum breadth of the nasal aperture. -
philtrum
Anatomy. the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.