barium

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ba·ri·um /ˈbeəriəm $ ˈber-/ noun [uncountableU]

1. HCEa soft silver-white metal that is used to make pigments (=dry coloured powders used to make paints). It is a chemical element: symbol Ba 钡〔一种化学元素，符号为Ba〕

2. a barium meal/enema/swallow a substance containing barium that you swallow or that is put in your bowels before you have an X-ray, because it makes the organs in your body easier to see 钡餐/钡灌肠剂/钡液〔X光造影剂〕

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a barium meal/enema/swallow• I was in the process of administering a barium enema.• Oesophageal radionuclide transit was evaluated in 15 patients and a barium meal was performed in five cases to confirm endoscopical findings.• The following year the surgeon arranged an x ray of her lumbar spine and a barium meal, which were normal.• If the patient is over 40 or has risk factors for colon carcinoma, a barium enema is prudent.• So I went to see a man in Devonshire Place and he sent me down the road for a barium meal X-ray.• Three patients refused endoscopy, two refused sigmoidoscopy, and nine patients refused to have a barium enema or colonoscopic examination.• During the pre-operative period Mr Reynolds also have several investigations performed, including a barium enema and a sigmoidoscopy and biopsy.

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barium• Barium follow-through, gastroscopy, sigmoidoscopy, barium enema, abdominal ultrasound scan, and chest radiograph were all normal.• So I went to see a man in Devonshire Place and he sent me down the road for a barium meal X-ray.• Three patients refused endoscopy, two refused sigmoidoscopy, and nine patients refused to have a barium enema or colonoscopic examination.• A small bowel barium meal and colonoscopy were performed in eight cases and gastric endosonography was performed in one patient.• In this series we feel that no carcinoma was missed by barium enema in view of the follow up exceeding four years.• If dysphagia persisted despite dilatation, barium swallow examination was undertaken to assess the oesophageal lumen.• At the onset she had been referred to a surgeon and had a normal barium enema and chest x ray.• In the Somogyi-Nelson procedure, barium hydroxide a d zinc sulfate are used to precipitate proteins.

Origin barium

(1800-1900) Greek barytes “weight”

ba·ri·um noun

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BNC: 18022 COCA: 27572

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Metals: aluminium, aluminum, barium...

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