Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bluhd-breyn]
- /ˈblʌdˈbreɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bluhd-breyn]
- /ˈblʌdˈbreɪn/
Definitions of blood-brain barrier words
- noun blood-brain barrier the barrier created by the walls of the capillaries of the brain that prevents certain substances, as most proteins and drugs, from passing from the blood into the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid 3
- noun blood-brain barrier a layer of tightly packed cells that make up the walls of brain capillaries and prevent substances in the blood from diffusing freely into the brain: passage across the cell membranes is determined by solubility in the lipid bilayer or recognition by a transport molecule. 1
- noun blood-brain barrier (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. 0
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Origin of blood-brain barrier
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
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Parts of speech for Blood-brain barrier
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blood-brain barrier popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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