blood-brain barrier

English

Noun

blood-brain barrier (plural blood-brain barriers)

(anatomy) 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.

Synonyms

hematoencephalic barrier (rare)

Holonyms

central nervous system

Translations

structure in the central nervous system

Czech: hematoencefalická bariéra f
Hungarian: vér-agy gát (hu)

Portuguese: barreira hematoencefálica f

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