(blood plasma)
31Blood donation — Give blood redirects here. For other uses, see Give blood (disambiguation). Blood donation pictogram A blood donation occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for transfusions or made into medications by a process called… …
32blood disease — Introduction any disease of the blood, involving the red blood cells (erythrocytes (erythrocyte)), white blood cells (leukocytes (leukocyte)), or platelets (platelet) (thrombocytes) or the tissues in which these elements are formed the bone …
33Blood bank — A blood bank is a cache or bank of blood or blood components, gathered as a result of blood donation, stored and preserved for later use in blood transfusions.Transfusion serviceMost hospital blood banks also perform the testing to determine the… …
34Blood substitute — A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogates) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood, usually in the oxygen carrying sense. They aim to provide an alternative to blood transfusion,… …
35Plasma — The liquid part of the blood and lymphatic fluid, which makes up about half of its volume. Plasma is devoid of cells and, unlike serum, has not clotted. Blood plasma contains antibodies and other proteins. It is taken from donors and made into… …
36blood bank — noun a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies • Hypernyms: ↑bank * * * noun : a place for storage of or an institution storing blood or plasma; also : blood so stored * * * 1. a place… …
37Plasma protein binding — A drug s efficiency may be affected by the degree to which it binds to the proteins within blood plasma. The less bound a drug is, the more efficiently it can traverse cell membranes or diffuse. Common blood proteins that drugs bind to are human… …
38blood bank — 1. a place where blood or blood plasma is collected, processed, stored, and distributed. 2. such a supply of blood or blood plasma. [1935 40] * * * Organization that collects, stores, processes, and supplies blood. Most blood donations are… …
39Plasma donation — The donation of sale of blood plasma for use in medical or other products. Unlike blood donors, most plasma “donors” in the US are paid. The procedure is done in a walk in facility, where whole blood is taken through an IV needle, and separated… …
40plasma protein — noun any of the proteins in blood plasma • Hypernyms: ↑protein • Hyponyms: ↑gamma globulin, ↑human gamma globulin, ↑coagulation factor, ↑clotting factor • Substance Holonyms: ↑ …
