interstitial fluid

Term ID

UBERON:0000913

Synonyms

• intercellular fluid
• tissue fluid

Definition

Interstitial fluid is a bodily fluid consisting of a solution which bathes and surrounds the cells of multicellular animals. It is the main component of the extracellular fluid, which also includes plasma and transcellular fluid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial_fluid

References

• ENVO:02000042
• Interstitial:fluid
• NCIT:C120839

Ontology

Cell Ontology