intermedium

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intermedium - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Intermedium \In`ter*me"di*um\, n.; pl. Intermediums, L.
     Intermedia. [NL., neut. of L. intermedius intermediate.]
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     1. Intermediate space. [R.]
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     2. An intervening agent or instrument. --Cowper.
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     3. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage between the radiale and
        ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare
        in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus,
        and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and
        most mammals.
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  Lunar \Lu"nar\, n.
     1. (Astron.) A lunar distance.
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     2. (Anat.) The middle bone of the proximal series of the
        carpus; -- called also semilunar, and intermedium.
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