interstitium
English
Etymology
From Latin interstitium, from inter (“between”) + sistō (“to stand, place”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪntɚˈstɪʃi.əm/
Noun
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
An interstitial space within a tissue or organ
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See also
- interstice
- interstitial
- interstition
Latin
Etymology
From interstō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.terˈsti.ti.um/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈs̠t̪ɪt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.terˈstit.t͡si.um/, [in̪t̪erˈst̪it̪ː͡s̪ium]
Noun
interstitium n (genitive interstitiī or interstitī); second declension
- gap, interval
- interstice
Declension
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
- “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, pre-publication website, 2005-2016