cross-match

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kraws, kros mach]
- /krɔs, krɒs mætʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kraws, kros mach]
- /krɔs, krɒs mætʃ/

Definitions of cross-match word

verb cross-match to test the compatibility of (a donor's and recipient's blood) by checking that the red cells of each do not agglutinate in the other's serum 3
verb with object cross-match to match (related items from two or more lists or groups). 1
verb with object cross-match Medicine/Medical. to subject (blood) to cross matching. 1

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Origin of cross-match

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cross-match

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cross-match

cross-match popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.