Medicaid in the United States is a social health care program for families and individuals with limited resources. The Health Insurance Association of America describes Medicaid as a government insurance program for persons of all ages whose income and resources are insufficient to pay for health care.
2. the fluid portion of the blood, in which the formed elements (blood cells) are suspended. Plasma is to be distinguished from serum, which is plasma from which the fibrinogen has been separated in the process of clotting. Called also blood plasma. adj., adj plasmatÂ´ic, plasÂ´mic.
plasma (plÃ¦zmÉ ) uncountable noun. Plasma is the clear liquid part of blood which contains the blood cells. Word Frequency. plasma (ËplÃ¦zmÉ ) or plasm. noun. 1. the clear yellowish fluid portion of blood or lymph in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended. 2. short for blood plasma. 3. a former name for protoplasm, cytoplasm. 4. physics. a. a hot ionized material consisting of nuclei and electrons. It is sometimes regarded as a fourth state of matter and is the material present in the sun, most stars, and fusion reactors.