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INTERSTITIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to interstices
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
interstice (small opening between things)
Derivation:
interstice (small opening between things)
interstice (a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ)
Context examples:
Mutation of the gene is associated with karyomegalic interstitial nephritis.
(FAN1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A disease formerly considered a form of interstitial pneumonia.
(Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm of the testis originating from interstitial (Leydig) cells.
(Benign Leydig Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The gene has been localized to a cluster of related genes at chromosome region 5q31, which is known to be associated with interstitial deletions in the 5q- syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia.
(Colony Stimulating Factor 2, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
Electrolytes regulate nerve and muscle function and water distribution between cells, plasma, and interstitial fluid.
(Electrolytes, NCI Thesaurus)
A mixture of arterial blood, venous blood and interstitial fluid, which is found in the capillaries.
(Capillary Blood, NCI Thesaurus)
An inflammatory lung disease characterized by diffuse interstitial pneumonitis and alveolitis leading to interstitial fibrosis in the absence of an identifiable infectious agent.
(Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a condition that causes discomfort or pain in the bladder and a need to urinate frequently and urgently.
(Interstitial Cystitis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Representative examples include interstitial cystitis and radiation-induced cystitis.
(Non-Infectious Cystitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Interstitial collagenase (469 aa, ~54 kDa) is encoded by the human MMP1 gene.
(Interstitial Collagenase, NCI Thesaurus)
