Examples of septum in a Sentence
Samantha Leal, Allure, 19 Sep. 2023
Surgery can correct abnormal anatomical structures, such as a deviated septum and nasal polyps, that cause sinus pressure.2
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—Sarah Bradley, Health, 31 Aug. 2023
And some jewelry designers are offering septum and lip creations to ensure the public’s gaze doesn’t stray.
—John Eligon Joao Silva, New York Times, 29 June 2023
If most people who get their deviated septum fixed immediately report fewer allergy problems, my respiratory problems will get worse.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2021
Abraham previously faced backlash from the mom shamers when Sophia got a septum piercing for her 13th birthday last year.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2023
Michael Breus PhD, a clinical psychologist and sleep expert, has reservations as well, as mouth breathing itself is generally a sign of something limiting a person's ability to nose-breathe, like allergies or a nasal obstruction such as a deviated septum or nasal polyps.
—Jaclyn Smock, Allure, 10 Feb. 2023
Is a septum piercing painful?
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 30 Jan. 2023
In one case, an 18-year-old man went into severe respiratory distress during a surgery to repair a deviated septum.
—Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2022
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Word History
New Latin, from Latin saeptum enclosure, fence, wall, from saepire to fence in, from saepes fence, hedge
1578, in the meaning defined above
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“Septum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septum. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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