blood-brain barrier

Definitions of blood-brain barrier
  1. noun
    a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system
    “the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier”
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    barrier
    anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
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