interstitium
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin interstitium, from inter (“between”) + sistō (“to stand, place”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
interstitium (plural interstitia)
- (medicine) An interstitial space within a tissue or organ.
- (medicine) Specifically the tissue between the pulmonary alveoli and the bloodstream.
- (philosophy) A state between systems or spaces.
- 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).
Translations edit
An interstitial space within a tissue or organ
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See also edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From interstō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.terˈsti.ti.um/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈs̠t̪ɪt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.terˈstit.t͡si.um/, [in̪t̪erˈst̪it̪ː͡s̪ium]
Noun edit
interstitium n (genitive interstitiī or interstitī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | interstitium | interstitia |
Genitive | interstitiī interstitī1 |
interstitiōrum |
Dative | interstitiō | interstitiīs |
Accusative | interstitium | interstitia |
Ablative | interstitiō | interstitiīs |
Vocative | interstitium | interstitia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References edit
- “interstitium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- interstitium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- interstitium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016