cross matching


nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1935–40
  • Also cross·match [kraws-mach, kros-]. /ˈkrɔsˌmætʃ, ˈkrɒs-/.

Words Nearby cross matching

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