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septa

/ˈseptə/ /ˈsɛptə/

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Cloison

A wall separating two cavities; a partition

Examples :

"The doctor explained that my deviated septum, the wall dividing my nasal passages, was making it hard for me to breathe. "

Le médecin a expliqué que ma cloison nasale déviée, la paroi divisant mes voies nasales, rendait ma respiration difficile.

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Cloison

A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.

Examples :

"The strawberry's septa create small, separate chambers filled with juicy seeds. "

Les cloisons de la fraise créent de petites chambres séparées remplies de graines juteuses.

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Cloison

A partition that separates the cells of a (septated) fungus.

Examples :

"Under the microscope, we could see the septa dividing the fungal hyphae into distinct cells. "

Au microscope, nous pouvions voir les cloisons divisant les hyphes fongiques en cellules distinctes.

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Septes

One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.

Examples :

"The coral's beautiful, intricate pattern was formed by the arrangement of its septa, radiating outwards like tiny walls. "

Le motif magnifique et complexe du corail était formé par la disposition de ses septes, rayonnant vers l'extérieur comme de minuscules parois.

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Cloison

One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.

Examples :

"The paleontologist carefully examined the ancient ammonite fossil, noting the intricate pattern of septa that divided its shell into distinct chambers. "

Le paléontologue a examiné attentivement le fossile d'ammonite antique, notant le motif complexe des cloisons qui divisaient sa coquille en chambres distinctes.

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L'une des cloisons transversales divisant la cavité corporelle d'un annélide

One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid.

Examples :

"Earthworm bodies are segmented, with internal walls, or septa, dividing each segment. "

Les corps des vers de terre sont segmentés, avec des parois internes, ou septa, divisant chaque segment.

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Percing au septum nasal

A nose piercing that goes through the nasal septum.

Examples :

"She admired the small ring in her friend's septa. "

Elle admirait le petit anneau dans le piercing au septum de son amie.

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