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plas⋅ma
[plaz-muh] 
–noun
| 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. |
Also, plasm [plaz-uh
m] for defs. 1–3.
[plaz-uhm] for defs. 1–3. Origin:
1705–15; < LL < Gk plásma something molded or formed, akin to plássein to form, mold. See plastic
1705–15; < LL < Gk plásma something molded or formed, akin to plássein to form, mold. See plastic
Related forms:
plas⋅mat⋅ic [plaz-mat-ik] , plasmic, adjective
[plaz-mat-ik] , plasmic, adjective
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| 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. |
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Plasma
Plas"ma\, n. [See Plasm.]1. (Min.) A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments. 2. (Biol.) The viscous material of an animal or vegetable cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a process of differentiation; protoplasm. 3. Unorganized material; elementary matter. 4. (Med.) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a substitute for ointments. --U. S. Disp. Blood plasma (Physiol.), the colorless fluid of the blood, in which the red and white blood corpuscles are suspended. Muscle plasma (Physiol.), the fundamental part of muscle fibers, a thick, viscid, albuminous fluid contained within the sarcolemma, which on the death of the muscle coagulates to a semisolid mass.
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Language Translation for : plasma
Spanish:
plasma,
German:
das Plasma,
Japanese:
血しょう
plasma [(plaz-muh)]
A state of matter in which some or all of the electrons have been torn from their parent atoms. The negatively charged electrons and positively charged ions move independently.
Note: Plasmas are usually associated with very high temperatures — most of the sun is a plasma, for example.
plasma [(plaz-muh)]
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.
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plasma
1712, "form, shape" (earlier plasm, 1620), from L.L. plasma, from Gk. plasma "something molded or created," from plassein "to mold," originally "to spread thin," from PIE *plath-yein, from base *pele- "flat, to spread" (see plane (1)). Sense of "liquid part of blood" is from 1845; that of "ionized gas" is 1928.
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Main Entry: plas·ma
Pronunciation: 'plaz-m&
Function: noun
1 a : the fluid part especially of blood, lymph, or milk that is distinguishedfrom suspended material —see BLOOD PLASMA b : the juice that can be expressed from muscle
2 : PROTOPLASM
3 : a mixture of starch and gel used as an ointment base
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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.
plas·mat'ic (plāz-māt'ĭk) or plas'mic (-mĭk) adj.
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plasma (plāz'mə) Pronunciation Key
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PLASMA
PLAnner-like System Modelled on Actors. Carl Hewitt, 1975. The first actor language. Originally called Planner-73, and implemented in MacLisp. Lisp-like syntax, but with several kinds of parentheses and brackets.
["A PLASMA Primer", B. Smith et al, AI Lab Working Paper 92, MIT Oct 1975].
["Viewing Control Structures as Patterns of Passing Messages", C. Hewitt, AI Lab Memo 410, MIT 1976].
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