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Interstitial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Relating to, occurring in, or affecting interstices.

adj. Anatomy Relating to or situated in the small, narrow spaces between tissues or parts of an organ: interstitial cells; interstitial fluid.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Of, relating to, or situated in an interstice.

n. A webpage, usually carrying advertising, displayed before a content page.

n. An interstitial discontinuity in a crystal.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pertaining to, situated in, or constituting an interstice or interstices: as, interstitial change.

In entomology, situated between striæ, etc.: as, interstitial punctures on the elytra of beetles.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. of or relating to interstices

Word Usage

"The term interstitial cystitis for the syndrome is considered inappropriate as it indicates inflammation in the interstitum, which is often not present."

Cross Reference

interstitial lines absorption interstitial emphysema interstitial tissue interstitial inflammation

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

intermediate

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