[ 'sɛptəm ]
■ noun ( plural septa -tə ) chiefly Anatomy & Biology a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart.
Origin
C17: from L. ~ , from sepire 'enclose'.
[ 'sɛptəm ]
■ noun ( plural septa -tə ) chiefly Anatomy & Biology a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart.
Origin
C17: from L. ~ , from sepire 'enclose'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004