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TRANSITIONAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to or characterized by transition

Example:

adolescence is a transitional stage between childhood and adulthood

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

transition (an event that results in a transformation)

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 Context examples: 

The epithelium of the bladder, which consists of multiple layers of transitional cells.

(Bladder Urothelium, NCI Thesaurus)

Of the various subtypes, meningothelial, fibrous and transitional meningiomas are the most common.

(Meningioma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)

A papillary carcinoma may be composed of glandular cells (papillary adenocarcinoma), squamous cells (papillary squamous cell carcinoma), or transitional cells (papillary transitional cell carcinoma).

(Papillary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-invasive or invasive transitional cell carcinoma characterized by a papillary growth pattern.

(Papillary Transitional Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplastic lesion of the urinary tract transitional cell epithelium characterized by papillary formations. — 2003

(Papillary Urothelial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Most bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of the bladder).

(Bladder Cancer, NCI Dictionary)

Approximately 90% of the bladder carcinomas are transitional cell carcinomas.

(Bladder Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

It arises from the transitional epithelium.

(Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

This category includes benign Brenner tumor, borderline Brenner tumor, malignant Brenner tumor, and transitional cell carcinoma.

(Ovarian Transitional Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

An invasive or non-invasive papillary transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

(Bladder Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)