Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mistransfusion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-trans-fu-sion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Transfusion of the wrong blood or to the wrong patient.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The risk of mistransfusion is many times greater than that due to the transmission of HIV or HCV infection by blood."
"Transfusion of incompatible RBCs is most associated with a mistransfusion event."
"Mistransfusion, or 'wrong blood' events, i.e. administering an incorrect unit of blood which either does not meet the patient's special needs or is intended for another recipient, can also have serious consequences, including severe haemolysis due to antigen-antibody incompatibility, and is another well-recognised cause of mortality and morbidity."

Etymology

From mis- + transfusion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

mistransfusions (plural)

Questions

What does mistransfusion mean?: Transfusion of the wrong blood or to the wrong patient.
Where does mistransfusion come from?: From mis- + transfusion.

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