septal1
/ˈsɛpt(ə)l
/adjective
1 Anatomy & Biology Relating to a septum or septa.The endocardial cushions form the lower atrial septum, the upper ventricular septum, the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve and the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve....
- He had corrective surgery for the atrioventricular septal defect at 3 years of age.
- Known as septal defects, the holes can typically be patched up with surgery.
2 Archaeology (Of a stone or slab) separating compartments in a burial chamber.
septal2
/ˈsɛpt(ə)l/adjective
Relating to a sept or clan.
- before one can (or has time to) draw breath
- before one can say Jack Robinson
- before one knows where one is (or before one knows it)
- before (or after) the fact
- before (or in front of or under) one's (very) eyes
- before (or since) the rinderpest
- beforesaid
- before-tax
- before the mast
- before the wind
- before time
- beforetimes
- before you can say knife
- before–after
- be for it
- be for (or all for) the best
- be for the high jump
- befoul
- be fresh out of
- befriend
- be frightened of one's shadow
- be frightened (or scared) out of one's wits
- befuddle
- befuddlement
- be full bottle on