spatium, pi. spatia

(spa's hyiun) [L.] space, s. an'gul i ir'idis [BNA], space of the angle of the iris, space of Fontana, one of a number of irregularly shaped spaces between the fibers of the pectinate ligament of the iris, spa'tia jntercosta'lia [BNA], intercostal spaces, the intervals between the ribs. s. inter fascia'le [BNA],. the lymph space between Tenon's capsule (the connective ti ue envelope of the eyeball) and the sclera, s. interglobula'Te, pi. spa'tia interglobula'ria [BNA], one of a number of irregular branched spaces near the periphery of the dentine of the crown of a tooth through which pa the ramifications of the tubules. spa'tia iatero 'ea metacar'pi [BNA], the spaces between the metacarpal bones in the hand. spa'tia intero 'ea metatar'si [BNA], the spaces between the metatarsal bones in the foot, spa'- tia inter vagina'lia [BNA], spaces between the layers of the optic nerve sheaths, corresponding to the spaces between the meninges of the brain. s. per i cho rio idea'le [BNA], per i chorioid space, the interval between the chorioid and the sclera, filled by the loose meshes of the lamina fusc a and the lamina supra cho rio idea. s. perilymph at'icum [BNA], a space between the bony and membranous portion of the labyrinth, retro peritonea'le [BNA], the space between the parietal peritoneum and the muscles and bones of the posterior abdominal wall, spa'tia zonula'ria [BNA, Petit's canal, the spaces between the fibers of the zonule of Zinn at the equator of the crystalline lens.