| interindividual | Occurring between two or more individuals. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| interinstitutional relations | The interactions between representatives of institutions, agencies, or organizations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interior | 1. Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside; internal; inner; opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball. 2. Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland; as, the interior parts of a region or country. <medicine> Interior angle, those planets within the orbit of the earth. Interior screw, a screw cut on an interior surface, as in a nut; a female screw. Synonym: Internal, inside, inner, inland, inward. Origin: L, compar. Fr. Inter between: cf. F. Interieur. See Inter-, and cf. Intimate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| interior design and furnishings | The planning of the furnishings and decorations of an architectural interior. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interischiadic | Between the two ischia; especially, between the two tuberosities of the ischia. Synonym: intersciatic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interjudge reliability | In psychology, the consistency of measurement obtained when different judges or examiners independently administer the same test to the same individual. Synonym: interrater reliability. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interkinesis | Period between the first and second divisions of meiosis; comparable to interphase of mitosis. Origin: inter-+ G. Kinesis, movement (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlamellar | Between lamellae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlaminar | <anatomy> Between lammellae or laminae; as, interlamellar spaces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| interlaminar jelly | Term introduced by B.M. Patten for the gelatinous material between ectoderm and endoderm that serves as the substrate on which mesenchymal cells migrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interleaf | Origin: See Interleave. A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted, as in a book. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| interleave | To insert a leaf or leaves in; to bind with blank leaves inserted between the others; as, to interleave a book. Origin: Pref. Inter- + leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| interleukin | <cytokine, protein> A variety of naturally occuring polypeptides that are members of the family of cytokines which affect functions of specific cell types and are found in small quantities. They are secreted regulatory proteins produced by lymphocytes, monocytes and various other cell types and are released by cells in response to antigenic and non-antigenic stimuli. Interleukins are of the larger class of T-cell products, lymphokines which are now more frequently considered as cytokines. The interleukins, of which there are 12 identified to date, modulate inflammation and immunity by regulating growth, mobility and differentiation of lymphoid and other cells. Included among the cytokines are cachectin and lymphotoxin which are now known as tumour necrosis factor-alpha and tumour necrosis factor-beta, respectively. Interleukin-1 inhibitors are the first well-described proteins involved in the feedback regulation of interleukin activities. The origin and functions of the two most novel cytokines, interleukin-11 and interleukin-12 (also referred to as natural killer cell stimulatory factor), have only recently begun to be understood. (11 Mar 1998) |
| interleukin-1 | <cytokine> A soluble protein (17 kD: 152 amino acids) secreted by monocytes, macrophages or accessory cells involved in the activation of both T-lymphocytes and B lymphocytes and potentiates their response to antigens or mitogens. Its biological effects include the ability to replace macrophage requirements for T-cell activation, as well as affecting a wide range of other cell types. at least two IL-1 genes are active and alpha and beta forms of IL-1 are recognised. It is released early in an immune system response by monocytes and macrophages. It stimulates T-cell proliferation and protein synthesis. Another effect of IL-1 is that it causes fever. See: catabolin, endogenous pyrogen. Acronym: IL-1 (12 Dec 1998) |
| interleukin-1 converting enzyme | <biochemistry> Cytoplasmic cysteine protease that is uniquely responsible for cleaving proIL-1_ (31 or 33 kD) into mature IL-1_ (17.5 kD), the active cytokine is then released by a nonstandard mechanism (there is no signal sequence and it does not pass through the Golgi). The enzyme seems to be composed of two nonidentical subunits derived from a single proenzyme. The ICE gene has some homology with the ced 9 gene of C. Elegans, the product of which is involved in mediating cell death by apoptosis. (11 Mar 1998) |