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Defenition of the word blood-brain barrier

    • Defenition of the word blood-brain barrier

      • A separation of circulating blood from the brain extracellular fluid (BECF) in the central nervous system (CNS).
      • 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"
      • a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system

    Hypernyms for the word blood-brain barrier

      • barrier

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