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septation

septation

1 9.9
The division of a space or tube by a thin wall into parts
  • noun
  • /sɛpˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: septación
  • During the surgery, the doctor noted the septation of the tissue, which made the procedure more complex.

Examples

  • The medical scan revealed septation within the cyst, indicating a division into multiple parts.

  • The affected nerve may also show features including perineural septation of the nerve fascicles and formation of microfascicles.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Invasive hyphae can be seen as ribbon-like, 10- to 20-microns-wide, haphazardly branched organisms with little or no septation.

    Academic text (2004)

  • In biology class, we learned that septation can occur in certain fungi, partitioning the hyphae into distinct segments.

Synonyms

partition
vsseptation
19 4.3

Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border

is specific to cavities and uses an internal wall to separate parts

Surface Forms

septation singular
septations plural

Morphology

septation = septate (semi-transparent) = septate + ion

Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix '-ion' to 'septate'; the morphological relation is regular but the base and concept are specialized medical vocabulary.

Etymology

The word septation comes from septum, a Latin word for a 'partition' or small wall that divides spaces. Like the English word separate, it keeps the idea of putting things apart, so septation means forming walls or divisions that separate parts of a space in the body or within a structure.