Blood-brain barrier

/blʌd bɹeɪn ˈbæɹ.i.ɚ/ noun

A selective semipermeable membrane separating circulating blood from the brain's extracellular fluid, protecting the brain from harmful substances.

Descriptive compound term from 'blood' + 'brain' + 'barrier.' Concept described by Paul Ehrlich in the 1880s.

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