Meaning of PLASM
| Pronunciation: | | 'plazum
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- [n] colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended
- [n] the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes
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| | Synonyms: | | germ plasm, plasma |
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| | See Also: | | blood plasma, ECF, extracellular fluid, gamma globulin, human gamma globulin, living substance, plasma protein, protoplasm | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plasm\, n. [L. plasma anything formed or molded, that
which is molded, Gr. ?, ?, from ? to form, mold: cf. F.
plasme. Cf. {Plasma}.]
1. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a
particular shape. [R.] --Woodward.
2. (Biol.) Same as {Plasma}.
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