| blood-brain barrier |
a layer of tightly bound cells that prevents certain substances carried in the bloodstream from entering the brain
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| blood pressure |
The pressure that circulating blood places on the walls of the arteries, the veins, and the chambers of the heart.
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| blood transfusion |
The process of injecting additional blood into a sick person. Usually the blood is donated by a healthy person. Sometimes a person will have some of their own blood drawn and stored before having surgery and re-injected after surgery. This is called an autologous blood transfusion.
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| blood-brain barrier |
A semipermeable membrane that controls diffusion of molecules into the cerebrospinal fluid.
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| blood gases |
Gases, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide, that are in the blood.
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