Interstitial space — An interstitial space is an intermediate space located between regular use floors, commonly located in hospitals and laboratory type buildings to allow space for the mechanical systems of the building. By providing this space, laboratory and… … Wikipedia
Interstitial art — is a term first coined in the 1990s, and increasingly popularized in the early 2000s, that refers to any work of art whose basic nature falls between, rather than within, the familiar boundaries of accepted genres or media, thus making the work… … Wikipedia
Interstitial — In ter*sti tial, a. Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of animals or plants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interstitial medium — Spaces between grains of sand or fine gravel filled with water which contains phreatobia [25] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
Interstitial — Pertaining to being between things, especially between things that are normally closely spaced. The word interstitial comes from the Latin interstitium which was derived from inter meaning between + sistere meaning to stand = to stand between.… … Medical dictionary
interstitial site — octahedral and tetrahedral open spaces within a close packed arrangement of atoms or ions in which a cation can fit … Mechanics glossary
pulmonary interstitial emphysema — (PIE) a condition occurring mainly in premature infants, in which air leaks from the alveoli of the lungs into the interstitial spaces; it is often associated with underlying lung disease or with the use of mechanical ventilation … Medical dictionary
Virchow-Robin spaces — Virchow Robin spaces, or enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) are spaces (often only potential) that surround blood vessels for a short distance as they enter the brain. Their wall is formed by prolongations of the pia mater.FunctionThey contain… … Wikipedia
poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… … Universalium
respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
