TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM
\tɹansˈɪʃənə͡l ˌɛpɪθˈiːli͡əm], \tɹansˈɪʃənəl ˌɛpɪθˈiːliəm], \t_ɹ_a_n_s_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n_əl ˌɛ_p_ɪ_θ_ˈiː_l_iə_m]\
Definitions of TRANSITIONAL EPITHELIUM
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An epithelium composed of two or more layers of cells which dovetail into each other, not giving a distinctly stratified appearance. It is neither stratified nor simple, but appears as if it were in a stage of transition from one to the other.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
