plasma membrane

Noun plasma membrane has 1 sense

• plasma membrane(n = noun.body) cell membrane, cytomembrane - a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like sodium or potassium or calcium) in and out of the cell; "all cells have a cell membrane"
is a part of cell
is a kind of semipermeable membrane