septum pellucidum

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What does septum pellucidum mean?

A thin triangular vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.

Where does septum pellucidum come from?

Latin

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