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universal recipient
universal recipientn. A person who has group AB blood and is therefore able to receive blood from any other group in the ABO system.Translationsuniversal recipient
universal recipient[¦yü·nə¦vər·səl ri′sip·ē·ənt] (immunology) An individual of AB blood group; can receive a blood transfusion of all blood types, A, AB, B, or O. universal recipient
recipient [re-sip´e-ent] one who receives, as a blood transfusion, or a tissue or organ graft.universal recipient traditional name for a person thought to be able to receive blood of any “type” (see blood group) without agglutination of the donor cells. This refers to individuals of blood group AB; however, research and clinical experience have now demonstrated that antibodies may be present to cause serious reactions. Therefore, prior to a blood transfusion, any recipient must be checked for compatibility (see crossmatching).universal recipientn. A person who has group AB blood and is therefore able to receive blood from any other group in the ABO system.A person with blood group AB, whose serum has no anti-A or anti-B antibodies and thus can receive any ABO blood without suffering an ABO-related haemolytic transfusion reaction when blood is transfused from a person with blood group A, B, AB or Ouniversal recipient Transfusion medicine A person with blood group AB, whose serum has no anti-A or anti-B antibodies and thus can receive any ABO blood without suffering an ABO-related hemolytic transfusion reaction when blood is transfused from a person with blood group A, B, AB or O. Cf Universal donor. u·ni·ver·sal re·cip·i·ent (yū'ni-vĕr'săl rĕ-sip'ē-ĕnt) A patient with an AB blood type; one who can receive any other blood type. uni·ver·sal re·cip·i·ent (yūni-vĕrsăl rĕ-sipē-ĕnt) Patient with AB blood type who is able to receive a blood transfusion from any blood type in the ABO system. ThesaurusSeerecipient |