Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transitional epithelium

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
tran-si-tion-al ep-ithe-li-um
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

transitional epitheliums (plural) transitional epithelia (plural)

Synonyms

uroepithelium urothelium

Questions

What does transitional epithelium mean?
A type of stratified epithelium that changes shape in response to stretching, and forms the lining of the organs of the urinary system.

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