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BARIUM ENEMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barium enema mean?
• BARIUM ENEMA (noun)
The noun BARIUM ENEMA has 1 sense:
1. enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search for lesions
Familiarity information: BARIUM ENEMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search for lesions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("barium enema" is a kind of...):
clyster; enema (an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes)
Context examples
It is mixed with water and used in barium swallows and barium enemas to help show parts of the digestive system on an x-ray.
(Barium sulfate, NCI Dictionary)
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