| 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. |
blood plasma
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the pale yellow fluid portion of the blood; blood from which red and white blood cells and platelets have been removed
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) a sterilized preparation of this fluid for use in transfusions
| 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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| Noun | 1. |  blood plasma - the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspendedECF, extracellular fluid - liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid" plasma protein - any of the proteins in blood plasma gamma globulin, human gamma globulin - a plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses |
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