plasm
1. 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 • Syn: plasma, blood plasma • Hypernyms: extracellular fluid, ECF • Substance Meronyms: plasma protein, gamma globulin, human gamma globulin 2. the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes • Syn: germ plasm • Hypernyms: protoplasm, living substance
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