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interspinous (in'tgrspl'nus) a. Inter- 

 spinal. 



interstapedial (in'tgrstape'dial) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; stapes, stirrup.] 

 Appl. a part of the columella of the 

 ear (anat.). 



intersterility (m'tgrsteril'iti) n. [L. 

 inter, between ; sterilis, unfruitful.] 

 Incapacity for interbreeding (biol.). 



intersternal (in'tgrsteYnal) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; Gk. sternon, breast- 

 plate.] Between the sterna (zool.); 

 appl. ligaments connecting the 

 manubrium and body of sternum 

 (anat.). 



interstitial (m'tgrstish'al) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; sistere, to set.] 

 Occurring in interstices or spaces ; 

 appl, cells within tissues. 



Intel-temporal (m'tgrtgm'poral) n. [L. 

 inter, between ; temporalis, tempo- 

 rary.] A paired membrane bone, 

 part of the sphenoid complex, fusing 

 with the alisphenoids (zool.). 



intertentacular (in'te'rte'ntak'ular) a. 

 [L. inter, between ; tentaculum, a 

 feeler.] Between the tentacles ; 

 appl. a ciliated tube opening at the 

 base of the tentacles and connect- 

 ing coelom and the exterior, found 

 in the Molluscoida (zool.). 



intertidal (in'tferti'dal) a, [L. inter, 

 between ; A.S. tid, time.] Appl. 

 shore animals and plants living 

 between high- and low-water 

 marks (biol.). 



intertrochanteric (m'tgrtrokanteVik) 

 a. [L. inter, between ; Gk. tro- 

 chanter, a runner.] Between the 

 trochanters ; appl. crest, and line 

 (anat.). 



intertrochlear (in'tertrok'lear) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; Gk. trochos, wheel.] 

 Appl. an ulnar ridge fitting into a 

 groove of the humerus (anat.). 



interventricular (in'tgrvgntrik'ular) a. 

 [L. inter, between ; ventricula, small 

 cavity.] Between the ventricles ; 

 appl. a foramen (anat.). 



intervertebral (in'tervgr'tgbral) a. 

 [L. inter, between ; vertebra, 

 vertebra.] Occurring between the 

 vertebrae ; appl. fibrocartilages, 

 foramina, veins, discs (anat.). 



intervillous (in'tgrvil'us) a. [L. inter, 

 between ; villi, hairs.] Appl. the 

 spaces in the trophoblastic network 



filled with maternal blood (smb.} ; oc- 

 curring between villi (anat., zool). 



interzonal (m'tgrzo'nal) a. [L. inter, 

 between ; zona, belt.] Between two 

 zones ; appl. spindle fibres uniting 

 groups of daughter chromosomes 

 in the anaphase of mitosis (cyt.). 



interzooecial (in'tgrzoe'shial) a. [L. 

 inter, between ; zoon, animal ; oikos, 

 house.] Occurring among zooecia 

 (zool.). 



intestinal (intgs'tinal) a. [L. in- 

 testinus, internal.] Pert, the in- 

 testines; appl.< arteries, glands, villi, 

 etc. (anat.). 



intestine (intgs'tin) n. [L. intestinus, 

 internal.] That part of the ali- 

 mentary canal from pylorus to 

 anus, or the part corresponding to 

 this in lower forms (zool.). 



intextine (intek'stin) n. [L. intus, 

 within ; exter, without.] An inner 

 membrane of an extine (bot.\ 



intima (m'tima) n. [L. intimus, inner- 

 most.] The innermost lining mem- 

 brane of a part or organ (anat."). 



intine (in'tin) n. [L. intus, within.] 

 The inner covering membrane of a 

 pollen grain (bot.}. 



intrabiontic (Tn'trablon'tik) a. [L. 

 intra, within ; Gk. bios, life ; on fa, 

 beings.] Appl. a process of selec- 

 tion occurring in a living unit 

 (phys., biol.). 



intracapsular (m'trakap'sular) a. [L. 

 intra, within ; capsula, small chest.] 

 Contained within a capsule, as the 

 protoplasm of Radiolarians (biol.). 



intracardiac (Tn'trakar'diak) a. [L. 

 intra, within ; Gk. kardia, heart.] 

 Within the heart (zool., anat.}. 



intracartilaginous (Tn'trakar'tilaj'- 

 inus) a. [L. intra, within ; cartilage, 

 gristle.] Inside the cartilage ; appl. 

 ossification (emb.). 



intracellular (in'trasgl'ular) a. [L. 

 intra, within ; cellula, little cell.] 

 Within the cell (biol., phys.). 



intracortical (in'trakor^tikal) a. [L. 

 intra, within ; cortex, rind.] Uniting 

 parts of the brain cortex, or within 

 it (anat.). 



intrafascicular (in'trafasTk'ular) a. 

 [L. intra, within ; fasciculus, little 

 bundle.] Within a vascular bundle 

 (bot.). 



intrafoliaceous (m'trafolia'shus) a. 



