Temporal Concept
transitory

tran·si·to·ry [ tran-si-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -zi- ]
Definitions related to transitory:
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(temporary) Not permanent; not lasting; lacking continuity or regularity.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(transient) Short-lived and not permanent. This term applies to a phenotypic abnormality that is temporary and of short duration.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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