Anatomy
heart septum
[ hahrt sep-tuhm ]
Subclass of:
Heart
Definitions related to heart septum:
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The tissue in the heart that separates the two atria (atrial septum) and the two ventricles (ventricular septum).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Thin membranous structure between the two heart atria or the thick muscular structure between the two heart ventricles.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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This structure includes the thin muscular atrial septum between the two HEART ATRIA, and the thick muscular ventricular septum between the two HEART VENTRICLES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(cardiac septum) Septum of organ which has as its parts the membranous and muscular parts that separates the right side of the heart from the left side of the heart.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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