septal

[ sep-tl ]

adjectiveBiology.

of or relating to a septum.

Origin of septal

First recorded in 1830–40; sept(um) + -al¹

Other words from septal

pre·sep·tal, adjective
su·per·sep·tal, adjective
trans·sep·tal, adjective

Words Nearby septal

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How to use septal in a sentence

For a time there was enthusiastic cutting of septal spurs and burning of redundant mucosa and cauterizing of sensitive areas.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw
In the worst forms of stenosis from septal deformity they are useless.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
Its anterior end always remains unossified, and forms the septal cartilage of the nose.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
A strip of septal cartilage is always left above, beneath the crest of the nose.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) | Various
Both sexes and all sizes of T. spinifer resemble ferox but differ from muticus in having septal ridges.
North American Recent Soft-shelled Turtles (Family Trionychidae) | Robert G. Webb

British Dictionary definitions for septal

septal

/ (ˈsɛptəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a septum

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