transfer

transfer definition - medical

trans·fer (trănsˈfər)

noun
  1. The conveyance or removal of something from one place to another.
  2. A condition in which learning in one situation influences learning in another situation. It may be positive, as when learning one behavior facilitates the learning of something else, or negative, as when one habit interferes with the acquisition of a later one.

Related Forms:

  • trans·ferˈ (trăns-fûrˈ, trănsˈfər) verb

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