This is one of the oldest houses in the country and it has a rich history. In fact, the author of The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne) lived in the house with his cousin for a short time, but never when the house actually had 7 gables. We climbed the...
Septate is a morphological term defined in biology in two different instances: 1  In human biology, it is used to describe a divide. For example, a septate uterus would be a divided uterus. 2  In mycology, it is used to describe the condition of spores or hyphae that possess or lack a septa to divide cells.  septate.
What is septal myectomy? Septal myectomy is a type of open-heart surgery for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thick heart muscle). It decreases symptoms of the condition. A muscular wall called the septum separates the left and right ventricles, the 2 lower chambers of the heart. In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the walls of the ventricles and septum may thicken abnormally.