BLOODPLASMA
Blood plasma
Blood plasma is the straw-colored/pale-yellow liquid component of blood that normally holds the blood cells in whole blood in suspension. It makes up about 55% of total blood volume. It is the intravascular fluid part of extracellular fluid . It is mostly water, and contains dissolved proteins, glucose, clotting factors, electrolytes, hormones and carbon dioxide . Plasma also serves as the protein reserve of the human body. It plays a vital role in an intravascular osmotic effect that keeps electrolytes in balanced form and protects the body from infection and other blood disorders.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Blood plasma
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blood plasma
Noun
- The clear fluid portion of blood in which the red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are suspended; forms serum upon clotting.
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