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Calcareous vs Septum - What's the difference?

calcareous | septum |

As a adjective calcareous

is resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

As a noun septum is

(anatomy) a wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.

calcareous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

    • septum

    English

    (wikipedia septum)

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (anatomy) A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.
  • * 2002 , Springhouse, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice , page 1158
    • Deviated septum , a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults.
  • (botany) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.
  • (mycology) A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.
  • (zoology) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.
  • (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.
  • (zoology) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.

    • Related terms

    * nasal septum * interventricular septum