interstitial
adjective
in·ter·sti·tial
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Definition of interstitial
1
: occurring in or being an interval or intervening space or segment : of, relating to, or forming an interstice
an interstitial space … the site has been running interstitial ads, which consist of a full page of advertising between editorial pages, for a little more than a year.— Carl Sullivan
2a
: situated within but not restricted to or characteristic of a particular organ or tissue
—used especially of fibrous tissue
b
: affecting the interstitial tissues of an organ or part
interstitial cystitis
3
: being or relating to a crystalline compound in which usually small atoms or ions of a nonmetal occupy holes between the larger metal atoms or ions in the crystal lattice
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Other Words from interstitial
interstitially
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Examples of interstitial in a Sentence
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Going forward, the video will be visible on the service with a sensitive media interstitial and only in cases where the Tweet content does not otherwise violate the Twitter Rules. — Grace Segers, CBS News, "Twitter reinstates Mitch McConnell's campaign account," 9 Aug. 2019 Lung Health Institute uses cellular therapy to treat obstructive lung conditions, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and restrictive conditions, like interstitial lung disease. — Country Living, "Get Real Results With Treatment for Chronic Lung Conditions," 7 Aug. 2019 Nigeria is no substitute; Tunde’s only connection to the country is through long-distance calls with his grandmother, who appears in interstitial dialogues that punctuate the narrative like a transiting comet. — Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 22 July 2019 Martin also admitted that DOOM 2016's interstitial movement between combat zones was a huge weak point. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "DOOM Eternal gameplay world premiere: Devil horns in the air—literally," 9 June 2019 Belle suffers from interstitial lung disease. and needs a lung transplant. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Gave the Coolest Wedding Gift to Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre," 29 Apr. 2019 Mae Vogel-Koslow, 2, was diagnosed with pediatric interstitial lung disease four weeks after she was born in February 2016. — Fox News, "Toddler walks outside for first time ever after life-saving double lung transplant," 16 July 2018 Bodily fluids including urine, sweat, saliva, ocular fluids like tears, and interstitial fluids, which bathe cells, also contain glucose and are easier to get to than blood. — Deborah Gage, WSJ, "Wearable Health Monitors: Do They Work?," 16 Sep. 2018 In strange interstitial chapters, Kushner also includes short excerpts from the diary of Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, which Gordon is reading. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "The bold, vivid worlds of Rachel Kushner’s novels," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interstitial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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interstitial
adjective
in·ter·sti·tial
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Medical Definition of interstitial
1
: situated within but not restricted to or characteristic of a particular organ or tissue
—used especially of fibrous tissue
2
: affecting the interstitial tissues of an organ or part
interstitial hepatitis
3
: occurring in the part of a fallopian tube in the wall of the uterus
interstitial pregnancy
Other Words from interstitial
interstitially
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