septum pellucidum
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            septum pel·lu·ci·dum
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  -pə-ˈlü-sə-dəm  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural septa pellucida
                                        -də  
    
            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : the thin double partition extending vertically from the lower surface of the corpus callosum to the fornix and neighboring parts, separating the lateral ventricles of the brain, and enclosing the fifth ventricle                                      
                
                    
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