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blood plasma

–noun

the plasma or liquid portion of human blood.

[Origin: 1905–10

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blood plasma
n. The pale yellow or gray-yellow, protein-containing fluid portion of the blood in which the blood cells and platelets are normally suspended.

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blood plasma
noun
the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended [syn: plasma]

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blood plasma
The clear, liquid part of the blood, composed mainly of water and proteins, in which the blood cells are suspended. The blood plasma of mammals also contains platelets.

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blood plasma n.
The yellow or gray-yellow, protein-containing fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells and platelets are normally suspended.

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Main Entry: blood plasma
Function: noun
: the pale yellow fluid portion of whole blood that consists of water and its dissolved constituents including proteins (asalbumin, fibrinogen, and globulins), electrolytes (as sodium and chloride), sugars (as glucose), lipids (as cholesterol and triglycerides), metabolic waste products (as urea), amino acids, hormones,and vitamins —compare SERUM a(1)

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