French word

plasma

Pronunciation

IPA/plasma/

Meaning

  • masculine nounplasma

Example

L'écran plasma de la télé est cassé.

The TV's plasma screen is broken.

Illustration for plasma (plasma)

More examples

Elle a donné du plasma pour sauver une vie.

She donated plasma to save a life.

Core concept

A fluid medium carrying dissolved substances or charged particles, whether in blood or as an ionized gas.

Common phrases

  • don de plasma

    plasma donation

  • plasma sanguin

    blood plasma

Similar words

téléviseur: A household device that receives and plays audiovisual programs.
écran: The flat part of a device that displays pictures or moving images.
moniteur: A display device for showing visual output from a computer or similar equipment.
plasma sanguin: The clear liquid part of blood that contains clotting factors and blood proteins.

Definition in French

Liquide clair du sang restant après la coagulation, contenant des protéines et des nutriments; le mot s'emploie aussi en physique pour désigner un gaz ionisé.

Word origin

French plasma comes from scientific Latin plasma, from Greek plasma meaning "something formed," and later acquired its medical and physics senses.

Usage tips

  • In medical contexts, plasma sanguin makes the blood sense explicit, while plasma alone can also refer to the physical state.

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