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septum pellucidum

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A thin membrane of nervous tissue that forms the medial wall of the lateral ventricles in the brain.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin sēptum pellūcidum : sēptum, septum + Latin pellūcidum, neuter of pellūcidus, transparent.]

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