Medical Dictionary

shift

noun \ˈshift\

Medical Definition of SHIFT

:  a change in place, position, or frequency: as a :  a change in frequency resulting in a change in position of a spectral line or band—compare doppler effect b :  a removal or transfer from one thing or place to another—see chloride shift
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