transfusion reaction

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Noun1.transfusion reaction - reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own bloodtransfusion reaction - reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death
response, reaction - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
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The crossmatch tests only for antibodies to red blood cells and not to white blood cells or platelets; therefore, immunogenic transfusion reaction are still possible (Harrell and Kristensen, 1995).
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