Definition of intermedium in English:
intermedium
nounPlural intermedia ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪəmˌɪn(t)ərˈmidiəm
Zoology (in tetrapods) a carpal in the centre of the wrist joint, or a tarsal in the centre of the ankle joint.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is thickest at its presumed proximal end and is expanded medially to form an overlapping joint with the intermedium.
- The intermedium articulated only proximally and distally - that is, it did not articulate with other wrist bones.
- Five elements of the left tarsus, which had undergone considerable postmortem shifting, were identified as the intermedium, fibulare, centrale, and first and second distal tarsals.
- On the distal margin of the intermedium illustrated by Williston is a very small, subrectangular nubbin-like process that could represent an incorporated proximal centrale.
- They therefore identified the medial, proximal tarsal bone of Diadectes as the intermedium and equated it with the reptilian astragalus.
Origin
Late 16th century (denoting an intervening action or performance): from late Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of Latin intermedius 'intermediate'.
Definition of intermedium in US English:
intermedium
nounˌɪn(t)ərˈmidiəmˌin(t)ərˈmēdēəm
Zoology (in tetrapods) a carpal in the center of the wrist joint, or a tarsal in the center of the ankle joint.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is thickest at its presumed proximal end and is expanded medially to form an overlapping joint with the intermedium.
- They therefore identified the medial, proximal tarsal bone of Diadectes as the intermedium and equated it with the reptilian astragalus.
- The intermedium articulated only proximally and distally - that is, it did not articulate with other wrist bones.
- Five elements of the left tarsus, which had undergone considerable postmortem shifting, were identified as the intermedium, fibulare, centrale, and first and second distal tarsals.
- On the distal margin of the intermedium illustrated by Williston is a very small, subrectangular nubbin-like process that could represent an incorporated proximal centrale.
Origin
Late 16th century (denoting an intervening action or performance): from late Latin, neuter (used as a noun) of Latin intermedius ‘intermediate’.