- plural of septum.
septa
Americannoun
noun
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The fibers also lack internal walls called septa that often divide such tubes into cells.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2021
Filamentous ascomycetes produce hyphae divided by perforated septa, allowing streaming of cytoplasm from one cell to the other.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
This cavity is divided into several chambers by longitudinal septa called mesenteries.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
They took cartilage cells from the patients’ nasal septa, grew them on a collagen membrane, shaped them according to the needs of the patient, and implanted the tissue back into the nose.
From Forbes ● Apr. 12, 2014
One shared the queen’s bed every night, to ascertain she had no other company; the other two slept in an adjoining chamber with the septa who looked over them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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