"interstitium" meaning in English

See interstitium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪntɚˈstɪʃi.əm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-interstitium.wav [Southern-England] Forms: interstitia [plural]
Etymology: From Latin interstitium, from inter (“between”) + sistō (“to stand, place”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|interstitium|}} Latin interstitium Head templates: {{en-noun|interstitia}} interstitium (plural interstitia)
  1. (medicine) An interstitial space within a tissue or organ. Translations (An interstitial space within a tissue or organ): 間質 /间质 (jiānzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), välitila (Finnish), intestitium [masculine] (French), espace interstitiel [masculine] (French), Interstitium [neuter] (German), tkanka śródmiąższowa [feminine] (Polish), интерстициа́льное простра́нство (intersticiálʹnoje prostránstvo) [neuter] (Russian), интерсти́ций (interstícij) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-interstitium-en-noun-Dl~xiE5- Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'An interstitial space within a tissue or organ': 83 6 2 9
  2. (medicine) Specifically the tissue between the pulmonary alveoli and the bloodstream.
    Sense id: en-interstitium-en-noun-uMe6Gz0l Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (philosophy) A state between systems or spaces.
    Sense id: en-interstitium-en-noun-MkzMHQsH Categories (other): Philosophy Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  4. An interstice, the interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order (pluralised as interstitia for the overall policy, which is also occasionally spelled instertitia).
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tubulointerstitium Related terms: interstice, interstitial, interstition

Inflected forms

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