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interstitial fluid

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Noun1.interstitial fluid - liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body
ECF, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid"


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