barium meal

English

Noun

barium meal (plural barium meals)

(medicine) A preparation of barium sulfate (a radioopaque compound) which the patient ingests for the purpose of producing clear radiographs of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
Short for "barium meal radiography", a medical examination procedure based on observing barium meal's progress in the digestive tract.

Translations

preparation of barium sulfate

Finnish: bariumpuuro

Welsh: uwd bariwm m

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