sæptum

A form of septum — Either of the two walls that separate the atria or ventricles of the heart into left and right chambers.

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Meanings

nounsæptum (plural sæpta)

plural sæpta

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of septum.

    The sæptum is deflected in a remarkable manner, so as to form a gross deviation to the left.

    1893, Harrison Allen, “Remarks On Congenital Defects of the Face”, in New York Medical Journal, volume 58, page 760
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