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barium x-ray. — See GI series … Useful english dictionary
Barium — (pronEng|ˈbɛəriəm) is a chemical element. It has the symbol Ba, and atomic number 56. Barium is a soft silvery metallic alkaline earth metal. It is never found in nature in its pure form due to its reactivity with air. Its oxide is historically… … Wikipedia
Barium swallow — Diagnostics ICD 9 CM 87.61 … Wikipedia
Barium fluoride — ] Barium fluoride is also a common, very fast (one of the fastest) scintillator for the detection of X rays, gamma rays or other high energy particles. One of its applications is the detection of 511 keV gamma photons in positron emission… … Wikipedia
barium meal — noun count BRITISH a substance that you swallow before having an X RAY of your stomach … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
barium — /bair ee euhm, bar /, n. Chem. a whitish, malleable, active, divalent, metallic element, occurring in combination chiefly as barite or as witherite. Symbol: Ba; at. wt.: 137.34; at. no.: 56; sp. gr.: 3.5 at 20°C. [1800 10; BAR(YTES) + IUM] * * *… … Universalium
barium meal — noun : a solution of barium sulfate that is swallowed by a patient to facilitate fluoroscopic or roentgenographic diagnosis * * * barium meal noun A mixture of barium sulphate swallowed to render the alimentary canal opaque to X rays • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
Barium sulfate — chembox new ImageFile = Barium sulfate 2D.png ImageSize = 225px ImageName = Chemical structure of barium sulfate ImageFile1 = Barite unit cell 3D vdW.png ImageSize1 = 225px ImageName1 = 3D model of barium sulfate IUPACName = OtherNames = Section1 … Wikipedia
Barium oxide — Chembox new Name = Barium oxide OtherNames = Barium monoxide; barium protoxide; calcined baryta Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 1304 28 5 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = BaO MolarMass = 153.3 g/mol Appearance = white solid Density … Wikipedia
Barium meal — A barium meal, also known as an upper gastrointestinal series is a procedure in which radiographs of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum are taken after barium sulfate is ingested by a patient. Barium meals are useful in the diagnosis of… … Wikipedia
