interdigitation
Pronunciation: in′tĕr-dij′i-tā′shŭn
Definition:
- The mutual interlocking of toothed or tonguelike processes.
- The processes thus interlocked.
- Infoldings or plicae of adjacent cell or plasma membranes.
Synonym(s): intercuspation2
[inter- + L. digitus, finger]
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