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barium meal

barium meal noun: 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.

Noun

barium meal (plural barium meals)

  1. 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.
  2. A diagnostic procedure based on observing the barium meal's progress in the digestive tract.
  3. (figuratively) The deliberate release of traceable information to a suspect to see whether they leak it.
    • The example of Oswald will show how the different operations of a dangle and a barium meal would work more efficiently together.2017, Nancy Howell Lee, Peter Dale Scott, Bertram Gross, Forbidden Bookshelf's Resistance in America Collection

barium meal meaning in Tamil

barium meal in Tamil

பேரிய உண்டி

Forms of barium meal

pluralbarium meals

Questions about barium meal

What does barium meal mean?
Barium meal means 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.
What is barium meal in Tamil?
Barium meal in Tamil is பேரிய உண்டி. See Barium meal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barium meal?
Barium meal is a noun.
What is the plural of barium meal?
The plural of barium meal is barium meals.

Words near barium meal in the dictionary

  1. barium arsenate
  2. barium chloride
  3. barium copper disilicate
  4. barium copper silicate
  5. barium copper tetrasilicate
  6. barium meal
  7. barium meals
  8. barium nitrate
  9. barium star
  10. barium stars
  11. barium sulfate

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