plasma
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- noun
- /ˈplæz.mə/
- Specialized
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plasma sanguíneo
- Donating plasma helps save lives, as the liquid component is used in various medical treatments.
- plasma concentration
- plasma glucose
- plasma levels
But these mice allow you to inject human plasma repeatedly.
- But these mice allow you to inject human plasma repeatedly.
- OK, so I don't know how much plasma I can take before I've done myself harm.
- It's added in back with your replacement fresh plasma.
- Now PRP has the least data and PRP is really platelet rich plasma.
- People will get blood drawn, they'll spin down platelets and then put in platelet rich plasma.
- R stands for platelet rich plasma and PRP is where they actually take your blood.
- It also plays a role, as you mentioned, in allowing the lipids to be soluble in, in, in the plasma, right?
- So viral load is increased in the plasma, it's not huge, but it may be much higher on local sites of disease.
- People legally sell blood, plasma, sperm, eggs, bone marrow.
- Urine is plasma, ultra filtrate, ultra filtered plasma, ultra filtered blood.
- Just as water and oil don't mix, cholesterol and plasma don't mix.
- So their plasma, their blood, their brains in seven days look like advanced meditators, people who just have never meditated before.
Examples
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I told you, this is a mercy flight carrying blood plasma and emergency equipment for the victims of the Italian flood disaster at Rovigo.
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There are also variations in plasma levels and individual responses to treatment.
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So how much of the plasma is water by percentage?
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All we have is plasma, so start her on a drip.
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Pumpkin seed oil can prevent changes in plasma lipids and blood pressure.
Academic text (2015) -
The doctor explained that the plasma is the main component of blood, carrying nutrients and hormones throughout the body.
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After the injury, the nurse had to check the patient’s plasma levels to ensure there was no internal bleeding.
Synonyms
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The pale yellow liquid part of blood that holds blood cells and carries proteins and nutrients
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A clear fluid in blood that holds blood cells
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.5
The pale yellow liquid part of blood that holds blood cells and carries proteins and nutrients
- Specialized
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4.5
A thin flexible layer around a cell that controls what enters and leaves it
- Specialized
A serious lung infection that inflames the tissue between air spaces, often in babies or people with weak immune systems
- Specialized
A protein in blood that helps it to clot and whose lack causes heavy bleeding
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plasma comes from a Greek word meaning 'something formed' or 'molded' and is related to plastic, which is easy to shape; doctors used the word for the pale liquid in blood because it is the clear fluid that holds and carries the blood cells, so the name fits its modern meaning.