English

Noun

interstitium ‎(plural interstitia)

1. (medicine) An interstitial space within a tissue or organ.
2. (medicine) Specifically the tissue between the pulmonary alveoli and the bloodstream.
3. (philosophy) A state between systems or spaces.

See also

• interstice
• interstition
• interstitial

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.terˈsti.ti.um/, [ɪn.tɛrˈstɪ.ti.ũ]

Noun

interstitium n ‎(genitive interstitiī); second declension

1. gap, interstice, interval

Inflection

Second declension.

References

• interstitium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “interstitium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• interstitium in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016