cross matching

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Related to cross matching: blood transfusion, blood grouping, Coombs test

cross matching

[′krȯs ‚mach·iŋ]

(immunology)

Determination of blood compatibility for transfusion by mixing donor cells with recipient serum, and recipient cells with donor serum, and examining for an agglutination reaction.

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tissue typing

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Police officials also collected three empty shells of 9mm pistol from the crime scene and sent them to the forensic division for ballistics cross matching.