Septum vs Tichorrhine - What's the difference?
septum | tichorrhine |
(anatomy) A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.
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(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.
(paleontology, used to describe a fossil rhinoceros) Having a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose.
As a noun septum
is a wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.As an adjective tichorrhine is
having a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose.septum
English
(wikipedia septum)Alternative forms
* (l) *Noun
(en-noun)- Deviated septum , a shift from the midline that commonly occurs in normal growth, is present in most adults.