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transitional epithelia

transitional epithelia is the plural of transitional epithelium.

Meaning of transitional epithelium

Noun

transitional epithelium (countable and uncountable, plural transitional epitheliums or transitional epithelia)

  1. A type of stratified epithelium that changes shape in response to stretching, and forms the lining of the organs of the urinary system.

Questions about transitional epithelia

What is transitional epithelia the plural of?
Transitional epithelia is the plural of transitional epithelium.

Words near transitional epithelia in the dictionary

  1. transition zones
  2. transitionable
  3. transitional
  4. transitional deacon
  5. transitional deacons
  6. transitional epithelia
  7. transitional epithelium
  8. transitional epitheliums
  9. transitional jacket
  10. transitional jackets
  11. transitional justice

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