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Septum vs Spetum - What's the difference?

septum | spetum |

As nouns the difference between septum and spetum

is that septum is a wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum while spetum is a medieval long spear with two sharp tapering blades projecting forward at 45 degrees with the blunt side facing the opponent.

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.
  • spetum

    English

    (wikipedia spetum)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A medieval long spear with two sharp tapering blades projecting forward at 45 degrees with the blunt side facing the opponent.
  • Synonyms

    * ranseur