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cross matching

American

Also crossmatch

noun

Medicine/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.

Etymology

Origin of cross matching

First recorded in 1935–40

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That said, in emergency situations, when acute hemorrhage threatens the patient’s life, there may not be time for cross matching to identify blood type.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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