A Practical Approach to the Fetal CNS - Part 5
The Cavum Septi Pellucidi
The Cavum Septi Pellucidi
Take Home Points
diagnostic criteria for the cavum septi pellucidi
what can you exclude with a normal cavum septi pellucidi
discerning an abnormal cavum vs. technical difficulty
"cavum septi pellucidi" or "cavum septum pellucidum" proper terminology
Proper Latin Terminology for the Cavum Septi Pellucidi Thomas Winter and Margaret M. Toscano
Cavum Septi Pellucidi
Septum Pellucidum
From: http://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10.2214/AJR.11.7152
Cavum Septi Pellucidi
- Latin Translation:
- Cavum = Cavity
- Pellucid = Clear
- Septa = Walls
- Cavum = Cavity
- The suffix “i” refers to the possessive form similar in to English "........'s" as in “dog’s bone”
- So, cavum septi pellucidi literally means “the clear wall’s space.”
Septum Pellucidum
- The cavum is closed in childhood in most people, and the septa are fused.
- The suffix "um" is Latin singular, since it is now one single membrane
- The fused membrane is properly termed the “septum pellucidum” (clear wall)
From: http://www.ajronline.org/doi/full/10.2214/AJR.11.7152