plasma cell
31waldeyer's plasma cell — ˈvälˌdī(ə)rz noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after Heinrich W. G. von Waldeyer Hartz died 1921 German anatomist : a coarsely granular connective tissue cell found especially in the neighborhood of blood vessels …
32Cell, plasma — A type of white blood cell that produces and secretes antibodies. A plasma cell is a fully differentiated lymphocyte in the B cell (not the T cell) lineage. As with most cell types, plasma cells can mutate to give rise to cancer. Plasma cell… …
33plasma — n. fluid part of blood, etc; an ionized gas. ♦ plasmatic, ♦ plasmic, a. ♦ plasma cell, n. white blood corpuscle. ♦ plasmophagous, a. consuming plasma …
34Plasma — may refer to: * Blood plasma, the yellow colored liquid component of blood, in which blood cells are suspended * Plasma (physics), an ionized gas, the fourth state of matter **Plasma display, a common application of plasma (physics), a flat panel …
35Plasma lamp — Plasma lamps (also variously plasma globes, balls, domes, spheres, or orbs) are novelty items which were most popular in the 1980s. The plasma lamp was invented by Nikola Tesla after his experimentation with high frequency currents in an… …
36Plasma osmolality — is a measure of the concentration of substances such as sodium, chloride, potassium, urea, glucose, and other ions in human blood. It is calculated as the osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Normal osmolality in plasma is about 280 303… …
37Plasma electrolytic oxidation — (PEO), also known as microarc oxidation (MAO), is an electrochemical surface treatment process for generating oxide coatings on metals. It is similar to anodizing, but it employs higher potentials, so that discharges[1] occur and the resulting… …
38cell membrane — n 1) a membrane of a cell esp PLASMA MEMBRANE 2) CELL WALL * * * plasma m …
39plasma membrane — n a semipermeable limiting layer of cell protoplasm consisting of a fluid phospholipid bilayer with intercalated proteins called also cell membrane, plasmalemma * * * the structure enveloping a cell, enclosing the cytoplasm and forming a… …
40Plasma — Plas ma, n. [See {Plasm}.] 1. (Min.) A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ornaments. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol …
