How Strong Is Your Medical Vocabulary? Take Our Quiz to Test It!

How Strong Is Your Medical Vocabulary? Take Our Quiz to Test It!

If something in the body is described as "interstitial," what does it mean?

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Correct Incorrect The word "interstitial" is used beyond medicine to describe things that exist in between other things. In medical terms, it usually refers to the spaces between tissues, like in the lungs with interstitial cystitis.

If something in the body is described as "interstitial," what does it mean?

  • Fluid
  • Solid
  • Not very severe
  • In-between
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