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transfer
verb (trænsˈfɜː) -fers, -ferring or -ferred
noun (ˈtrænsfɜː)
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transferable or transferrable, adjective transferability, nounWord Origin for transfer
C14: from Latin
transferre, from
trans- +
ferre to carry
Medical definitions for transferred
transfer
[ trăns′fər ]
n.
The conveyance or removal of something from one place to another.
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.