Definition that contains blood plasma
- transfusion the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery
- fibrinogen a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots
- prothrombin a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin
- beta globulin a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
- calcitonin thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
- freeze-drying a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
- transferrin a globulin in blood plasma that carries iron
- alpha globulin a globulin in blood plasma or serum that is alkaline and has great electrophoretic mobility
- blood bank a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma
- blood transfusion the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery