BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
\blˈʌd bɹˈe͡ɪn bˈaɹɪə], \blˈʌd bɹˈeɪn bˈaɹɪə], \b_l_ˈʌ_d b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n b_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\
Definitions of BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER
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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"
By Princeton University