cross matching
nounMedicine/Medical.
the testing for compatibility of a donor's and a recipient's blood prior to transfusion, in which serum of each is mixed with red blood cells of the other and observed for hemagglutination.
Origin of cross matching
1First recorded in 1935–40
- Also cross·match [kraws-mach, kros-]. /ˈkrɔsˌmætʃ, ˈkrɒs-/.
Words Nearby cross matching
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