Interstitial

An interstitial space or interstice is a space between structures or objects.

In particular, interstitial may refer to:

Science

Physical sciences

• Interstitial defect, a crystallographic defect, atom(s) outside regular crystal lattice sites
• Interstitial element
• Interstitial compound, a compound formed by small atoms occupying empty space in a metal lattice

Biology & medicine

• Interstitial space, any space between biological structures - often referring to the space between cells, containing interstitial fluid
• Interstitial cell, any cell that lies between other cells
• Interstitial collagenase, enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in collagen
• Interstitial fluid, a solution that bathes and surrounds the cells of multicellular animals
• Interstitial infusion
• Interstitial keratitis
• Interstitial pregnancy

Diseases

• Interstitial cell tumor
• Interstitial cystitis
• Interstitial granulomatous dermatitis
• Interstitial lung disease
• Interstitial nephritis

Arts

• Interstitial art, any work of art whose basic nature falls between, rather than within, the familiar boundaries of accepted genres or media
• Interstitial space (architecture)

Communications

• Interstitial program, short television programming which is often shown between movies or other events
• A synonym for station identification in television broadcasting, typically a static logo
• Interstitial webpage, a web page that is displayed before an expected content page, often to display advertisements, confirm the user's age, or promote the installation of an app on a mobile device

Other uses

• Interstices, a period of three months required between ordination to the diaconate and to the priesthood in Roman Catholicism

See also

• Empty space (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "intersti"
• All pages with titles containing intersti*