internodium
/ˌɪntəˈnəʊdɪəm/Anatomy, Zoology, and Botany. Now rare
noun
A segment of a limb, antenna, nerve, stem, etc., located between two joints or nodes.
Origin
Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin internōdium space or limb between two joints in the body of an animal, space between two knots of a plant from inter- + nōdus + -ium; compare intercolumnium, interlunium, etc.
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