Plasma Plasma

Plasma - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Antigen, Blood, Bloodstream, Circulation, Dextran, Erythrocyte, Globulin

The word plasma has a Greek root which means "to be formed or molded" (the word plastic shares this root).

  • In physics and chemistry, a plasma is an ionised gas characterized by collective electromagnetic behavior. For more information see the article on plasma physics.
  • In medicine, the fluid portion of blood is known as blood plasma, but lymph and intramuscular fluid can also be referred to as plasma (first used in 1839).
  • The word may also refer to the fluid portion of milk; whey (first used in early 20th century).
  • In geology, plasma is a green type of chalcedony (now rare—first used in 1772).
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Example Usage of Plasma
kimsnarks: @Tuphlos Or a Plasma fire inside the shuttle bay wall.
josed_araujo: GTA4 on 103" Plasma http://bit.ly/1uad9J
CODStudentLife: @uhhleeahh Hi! There's a form www2.cod.edu/announcements/Plasma.htm You need to be on a COD computer to access it, your advisor can help!
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