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crossmatched

crossmatched adjective: shown to be compatible with that of a recipient, not only in blood type (ABO) but also regarding various antigens.

Adjective

crossmatched (not comparable)

  1. Shown to be compatible with that of a recipient, not only in blood type (ABO) but also regarding various antigens.
    • units were both typed and crossmatched

Origin of crossmatched

From cross- + matched.

Words formed from crossmatched

Questions about crossmatched

What does crossmatched mean?
Crossmatched means shown to be compatible with that of a recipient, not only in blood type (ABO) but also regarding various antigens.
What part of speech is crossmatched?
Crossmatched is an adjective.

Words near crossmatched in the dictionary

  1. crossman
  2. Crossmans
  3. crossmapping
  4. crossmappings
  5. crossmatch
  6. crossmatched
  7. crossmatches
  8. crossmatching
  9. crossmate
  10. crossmated
  11. crossmates

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