Definition of septate in English:
septate
adjective ˈsɛpteɪtˈsepˌtāt
Anatomy Biology Having or partitioned by a septum or septa.
Example sentencesExamples
- By contrast, the ascomycetes and basidiomycetes are septate; their filaments are partitioned by cellular cross-walls called septa.
- Thermal balloon therapy is contraindicated in patients with a submucosal myoma or bicornate or septate uterus.
- Faint brown septate hyphae and moniliform fungal elements were found in the granuloma.
- Microscopically, the fungus produces solitary oval to dumbbell-shaped conidia on short, unbranched conidiophores lateral to septate hyphae.
- Between the septate lungs of extant ‘reptiles’ and the derived air sac system of extant birds, there must have existed an entire spectrum of intermediates.
Derivatives
noun sɛpˈteɪʃ(ə)n
Biology Anatomy A 3-month follow-up ultrasound showed enlargement of the right ovary with multiple bilateral cysts with a few septations.
Example sentencesExamples
- A careful search for true septations revealed at least rare septation in all cases.
- It is not clear whether capillary invasion stimulates alveolar septation or vice versa, but alveolar septation is always associated with capillary invasion.
- The main feature of alveolarization is the subdivision of the pre-existing voluminous saccules by septation, which leads to smaller units and an increased total surface area.
- Internal septations, polypoid lesions extending into the lumen and irregular shapes seem to be associated with the malignant variety, although some papillary processes may be seen in mucinous cystadenomas.