dissepiment

[dih-sep-uh-muhnt]

dis·sep·i·ment

[dih-sep-uh-muhnt]
noun
1.
Anatomy, Zoology. a partition or septum in a tissue.
2.
Botany. one of the partitions formed within ovaries and fruits by the coherence of the sides of the constituent carpels.

Origin:
1720–30; < Latin dissaepīmentum, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + saepīmentum hedge (saepī(re) to fence + -mentum -ment)

dis·sep·i·men·tal, adjective
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Dissepiment is always a great word to know.
So is adrenal glands. Does it mean:
ductless glands above the kidneys, consisting of a cortex producing steroidal hormones, and a medulla producing epinephrine and norepinephrine
the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen
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dissepiment (dɪˈsɛpɪmənt)
 
n
biology a dividing partition or membrane, such as that between the chambers of a syncarpous ovary
 
[C18: from Late Latin dissaepīmentum, from dis-1 + saepīmentum hedge, from saepīre to enclose]
 
dissepi'mental
 
adj

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