Medical Dictionary

septum transversum

noun septum trans·ver·sum \-tranz-ˈvər-səm\
plural septa trans·ver·sa \-sə\

Medical Definition of SEPTUM TRANSVERSUM

:  the diaphragm or the embryonic structure from which it in part develops

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