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in⋅ter⋅dig⋅i⋅tate

  [in-ter-dij-i-teyt]
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–verb (used without object), verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to interlock, as or like the fingers of both hands.
Origin:
1840–50; inter- + digitate

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅dig⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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Main Entry: in·ter·dig·i·tate
Pronunciation: -'dij-&-"tAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed;-tat·ing
1 : to become interlocked like the fingers of folded hands interdigitate with the thin actin filaments —J. M.Squire>
2 : to undergo intercuspation interdigitate completely —J. A. Glassman> —in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion /-"dij-&-'tA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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interdigitation in·ter·dig·i·ta·tion (ĭn'tər-dĭj'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.

  1. The interlocking of toothed or tonguelike processes.

  2. The processes thus interlocked.

  3. Infoldings of adjacent cell or plasma membranes.

  4. See intercuspation.

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