Underwood's septa

noun

fin-shaped projections of bone sometimes found in the maxillary sinus

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Meanings

nounUnderwood's septa pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyanatomyfin-shaped projections of bone sometimes found in the maxillary sinus

Origin

First described in 1910 by Arthur S. Underwood, an anatomist at King's College in London.

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APA

Underwood's septa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Underwood's%20septa

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“Underwood's septa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Underwood's%20septa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Underwood's septa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Underwood's%20septa.

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