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Blood-brain barrier

Blood-brain barrier Meaning & Definition
Blood-brain barrier Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Blood-brain barrier?

[n] 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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