Biology:Septate
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Septate is a morphological term defined in biology in two different instances:
- In human biology, it is used to describe a divide. For example, a septate uterus would be a divided uterus.
- In mycology, it is used to describe the condition of spores or hyphae that possess or lack a septa to divide cells.
References
- "septate". Mushroom, the Journal of Wild Mushrooming. http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/greatlakesdata/Terms/septa442.html.
- "Definition of Septate". MedicineNet. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5452.