interstitial

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In the connective tissue stroma of the ovary between the follicles are scattered, or in some cases aggregated, epithelioid cells known as the interstitial cells, and it is stated that the cells of the theca interna are exactly similar to the interstitial cells.

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  1. adjective Relating to, occurring in, or affecting interstices.
  2. adjective Anatomy Relating to or situated in the small, narrow spaces between tissues or parts of an organ: interstitial cells; interstitial fluid.

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  • It was interstitial, between the skin and the trachea, like she'd done on the cadavers. —  Critical Condition
  • For that reason a second name for the luteinizing hormone is interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, or ICSH. —  The Human Brain
  • She argues that certain writers whose work we might be tempted to call slipstream are, in fact, interstitial, that is, they prowl the borders between these literary countries. —  Asimov'sSF,Feb2004
  • In the connective tissue stroma of the ovary between the follicles are scattered, or in some cases aggregated, epithelioid cells known as the interstitial cells, and it is stated that the cells of the theca interna are exactly similar to the interstitial cells. —  Hormones and Heredity
  • For a moment, Garrett was too stunned to move. —  Message in a Bottle
 

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/ɪntərˈstɪʃəl/
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