[plaz-muh] 
| 1. | Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. |
| 2. | Cell Biology. cytoplasm. |
| 3. | whey. |
| 4. | a green, faintly translucent chalcedony. |
| 5. | Physics. a highly ionized gas containing an approximately equal number of positive ions and electrons. |
[plaz-uh
m] for defs. 1–3. [plaz-mat-ik] , plasmic, adjective | plas·ma (plāz'mə) n.
[New Latin, from Late Latin, image, figure, from Greek, from plassein, to mold; see pelə-2 in Indo-European roots.] plas·mat'ic (plāz-māt'ĭk), plas'mic (-mĭk) adj. |
The liquid part of blood or lymph. Blood plasma is mainly water; it also contains gases, nutrients, and hormones. The red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are all suspended in the plasma of the blood.
plasma plas·ma (plāz'mə) or plasm (plāz'əm)
n.
The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.
Cell-free, sterilized blood plasma, used in transfusions.
Protoplasm or cytoplasm.