chloride shift

noun

A process which occurs in a cardiovascular system and involves the exchange of bicarbonate (HCO3−) and chloride (Cl−) across the membrane of red blood cells (RBCs).

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Meanings

nounchloride shift (countable and uncountable, plural chloride shifts)

plural chloride shifts

  1. countableuncountablebiologyA process which occurs in a cardiovascular system and involves the exchange of bicarbonate (HCO3−) and chloride (Cl−) across the membrane of red blood cells (RBCs).

    Synonyms: lineas phenomenon, Hamburger phenomenon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA process which occurs in a cardiovascular system and involves the exchange of bicarbonate (HCO3−) and chloride (Cl−) across the membrane of red blood cells (RBCs).

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lineas phenomenonHamburger phenomenon
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APA

chloride shift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloride%20shift

MLA

“chloride shift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloride%20shift. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chloride shift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chloride%20shift.

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