nasal septum bony

nasal septum bony
pars ossea septi nasi.

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  • Septum — A word borrowed from the Latin "saeptum" meaning a "dividing wall or enclosure." * * * 1. [TA] A thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue. See septal area, transparent s.. 2. In fungi, a wall; usually a cross …   Medical dictionary

  • septum nasi — [TA] septum of nose: the partition separating the two nasal cavities in the midplane, composed of cartilaginous, membranous, and bony parts. Called also nasal s. and s. nasale [TA alternative] …   Medical dictionary

  • pars ossea septi nasi — [TA] bony part of nasal septum: the posterior part of the septum, consisting of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone superiorly and of the vomer inferiorly. Called also bony nasal septum, bony septum of nose, and septum nasi osseum [TA] …   Medical dictionary

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  • crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] …   Medical dictionary

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