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interstitial

In a separate window. See interstitial ad.


interstitial [¦in·tər¦stish·əl]
(crystallography)
A crystal defect in which an atom occupies a position between the regular lattice positions of a crystal.
(science and technology)
Of, pertaining to, or situated in a space between two things.

(World-Wide Web)interstitial - A World-Wide Web page that appears before the expected content page. Interstitials can be used for advertising (intermercial, transition ad) or to confirm that the user is old enough to view the requested page, etc..


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In most cases, cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema occurs when air ascends from a pneumomediastinum in one of three ways: as a result of (1) dissection along fascial planes from either the neck or retroperitoneum, (2) perforation of the trachea, bronchus, or esophagus, or (3) alveolar rupture and the migration of air through the interstitium.
Once inhaled, particles < 100 nm in particular are efficiently deposited in the respiratory tract (fractional deposition up to 70%), translocate efficiently into the interstitium, and largely evade macrophage clearance (Daigle et al.
The lungs exhibited mild-to-moderate thickening of the interstitium, with increased infiltration by mononuclear inflammatory cells.
 
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