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crossmatching

noun cross·match·ing \ˈkr-ˈsmach-iŋ\

Medical Definition of CROSSMATCHING

:  the testing of the compatibility of the bloods of a transfusion donor and a recipient by mixing the serum of each with the red cells of the other to determine the absence of agglutination reactions
crossmatch transitive verb

Variants of CROSSMATCHING

cross·match·ing or cross·match \-ˈsmach\

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