Health Care Encyclopedia
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Septal hematomaDefinition: A septal hematoma is a bruise or bleeding in a septum. A septum is a wall that separates�2 tissue masses in an organ, or 2 cavities in an organ.�The wall separating the chambers of the heart is a septum. The septum of the nose separates the 2 nostrils.
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Calling your health care provider:
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| Review Date: 8/8/2005
Reviewed By: Kevin Fung, M.D., FRCS(C), Department of Otolaryngology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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