Medical Definition of Shift to the left

1. A marked increase in the percentage of immature cells in the circulating blood, based on the premise in haematology that the bone marrow with its immature myeloid cells is on the left, while the circulating blood with its mature neutrophils is on the right. Synonym: deviation to the left. See: maturation index. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shift To The Left

shiftiness
shiftiness
shiftinesses
shifting
shiftings
shifting cultivation
shifting dullness
shifting pacemaker
shiftless
shiftlessly
shiftlessness
shiftlessnesses
shifts
shifty
shift register
shift to the left (current term)
shift to the right
Shiga-Kruse bacillus
Shiga bacillus
shiga bacillus
Shiga like toxin
Shiga toxin
Shigella
shigella
shigellae
shigellas
shigella boydii
Shigella dysentariae
shigella dysenteriae
shigella flexneri

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