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plasma: colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended; (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"; a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

leukocyte collapse: blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system

blood bank collapse: a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies"

serum collapse: watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen

ichor collapse: (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

hemoglobin collapse: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"

antibody collapse: any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response

antigen collapse: any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

lifeblood collapse: an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"; the blood considered as the seat of vitality

gore collapse: a triangular piece of cloth; coagulated blood from a wound; Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948); wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument; cut into gores; "gore a skirt"

rocket propulsion collapse: reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen

jet propulsion collapse: propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear

leukemia collapse: malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer

circulation collapse: the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area; the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines); free movement or passage through a series of vessels (as of water through pipes or sap through a plant); movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels; number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising"; (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period

hemophilia collapse: congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

sapphire collapse: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone; of something having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes"

transfusion collapse: the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another; the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery

perfusion collapse: pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

emerald collapse: the green color of an emerald; a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

ruby collapse: a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers

humor collapse: the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor"; the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it"; (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"; put into a good mood

engine collapse: motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work; something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"

blood collapse: temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood"; the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions"; people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization"; smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

rocket collapse: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion; any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine; propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon; erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender; propel with a rocket; shoot up abruptly, like a rocket; "prices skyrocketed"

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