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
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
The septa are the partitions that separate the chambers of the heart.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It was not often that the septa was privileged to instruct a royal princess in the womanly arts, as she had said when the queen brought Myrcella to join them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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