BLOOD PLASMA Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase blood plasma. (close relations)
Definition of BLOOD PLASMA
plasma
Best Alternative Words for BLOOD PLASMA
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plasma | nounn | |||||||
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 • a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone • (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons | ||||||||
serum | nounn | |||||||
noun • an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates | ||||||||
blood serum | nounn | |||||||
noun • an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates | ||||||||
plasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes • 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 |