septum
/ˈsɛptəm/
noun
- A wall of tissue or membrane that divides a space or cavity in the body, especially the wall between the nostrils.
- Surgery can repair a damaged nasal septum.
- A deviated septum can make it hard to breathe through one nostril.
- The doctor examined the septum inside her nose.
- A dividing wall or partition in a biological structure, such as in a fruit or a coral.
- The fungus grew a septum between its cells.
- The septum in an orange separates the segments of fruit.
- In some corals, a hard septum supports the soft tissue.