migration

1. Passing from one part to another, said of certain morbid processes or symptoms. 2. SYN: diapedesis. 3. Movement of a tooth or teeth out of normal position. 4. Movement of molecules during electrophoresis, centrifugation, or diffusion. [L. migro, pp. -atus, to move from place to place]

- branch m. a process in which the cross connection around the position where two DNA helices are joined moves along the strands.

- epithelial m. apical shift of epithelial attachment, exposing more of the tooth crown.

- m. of ovum the transperitoneal passage of an ovum from the ovarian follicle into the uterine tube.

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mi·gra·tion mī-'grā-shən n the act, process, or an instance of migrating <\migration of larval nematodes to the lungs>

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mi·gra·tion (mi-graґshən) [L. migratio] 1. an apparently spontaneous change of place, as of symptoms. 2. diapedesis.