Medical Dictionary

migrate

vi mi·grate \ˈmī-ˌgrāt, mī-ˈ\
mi·grat·edmi·grat·ing

Medical Definition of MIGRATE

:  to move from one place to another: as a :  to move from one site to another in a host organism especially as part of a life cycle <filarial worms migrate within the human body> b of an atom or group :  to shift position within a molecule
mi·gra·to·ry \ˈmī-grə-ˌtōr-ē, -ˌtr-\ adjective

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