English Explanatory Dictionary

blood-brain barrier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure in the central nervous system (CNS) that keeps various substances found in the bloodstream out of the brain while allowing in the substances essential to metabolic function, e.g. oxygen.

Word forms

blood-brain barrier blood-brain barriers

Synonyms

hematoencephalic barrier BBB
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