1. to test the compatibility of blood or tissue samples from a donor and recipient before transfusion or transplantation
Usage: medical/technical

1. a test performed to determine whether blood or tissue from a donor is compatible with that of a recipient
Usage: medical/technical

Examples

• The hospital performed a crossmatch before the blood transfusion to ensure safety.
• Doctors crossmatched the donor kidney with the patient's blood to check for compatibility.
• A positive crossmatch would indicate that the transplant should not proceed.
• The crossmatch results came back negative, meaning the organs were compatible.
• Nurses crossmatched multiple blood units to find the best match for the patient.
• The transplant team ordered a crossmatch as part of the pre-operative evaluation.