NOUN | substance | plasma protein | any of the proteins in blood plasma |
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Meaning | Any of the proteins in blood plasma. | |
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Narrower | coagulation factor, clotting factor | Any of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulation |
gamma globulin, human gamma globulin | A plasma protein containing the immunoglobulins that are responsible for immune responses | |
Broader | protein | Any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells |
Substance of | plasma, plasm, blood plasma | 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 |
Spanish | plasmaproteína, proteína de plasma |
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