Synonyms for plasma
plas·ma

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1. plasma, plasm, blood plasmanoun

   the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended

   Synonyms:
   plasm, blood plasma, germ plasm

2. plasmanoun

   a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

   Synonyms:
   plasm, blood plasma

3. plasmanoun

   (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons

   "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma"

   Synonyms:
   plasm, blood plasma

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1. • Chalcedony
   • Extracellular Fluid
   • Physical Chemistry
   • State Of Matter

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1. Kelvin Throop:

   Ancient man believed there were four states of matter: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. Today, modern science has proven there are actually four states of matter: Solid, Gas, Liquid, and Plasma. Thank God for progress.” -Kelvin R. Throop III

2. American Red Cross:

   This initiative is still new and the Red Cross along with our industry partners are working around-the-clock to identify, qualify and collect more convalescent plasma donations to meet urgent patient needs in this rapidly changing environment, we expect to significantly increase collections in the coming days and weeks.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   One of the things you do is you get the virus and you grow it or you put it into a modified form called a pseudovirus. And when you do that, you can then get convalescent plasma, monoclonal antibodies, as well as sera and antibodies that are induced by the vaccine to see if they neutralize the virus.

4. Manu Shankar-Hari:

   Convalescent plasma is a promising treatment that could help patients whose bodies aren't producing enough antibodies to curb the disease, this trial will help us understand whether the treatment should be used more widely to treat COVID-19.

5. David Fajgenbaum:

   In the same way that monoclonal antibodies are extraordinarily effective given early in the disease course, one would surmise that plasma would be more likely to be more helpful if given earlier, and these trials just haven't been studying it in earlier disease course.