| barium enema |
(also called a double contrast barium enema) A method used to help diagnose colorectal cancer. Barium sulfate, a chalky substance, is used to partially fill and open up the colon. When the colon is about half-full of barium, air is inserted to cause the colon to expand. This allows good x-ray films to be taken.
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| barium enema |
a diagnostic procedure in which barium sulfate is given by enema and x-rays are taken (barium sulfate is opaque to x-rays) to facilitate viewing the colon and rectum.
Ãâó: www.shortbowel.com/glossary/b.asp
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| Barr body |
The sex chromatin mass located adjacent to the nuclear membrane in interphase nuclei, which corresponds to an inactivated X chromosome. One Barr body is seen in the cells of 46,XX and 47,XXY individuals, and none in the cells of 45,X and 46,XY individuals.
Ãâó: www.kumc.edu/gec/gloss.html
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| barium sulfate |
Substance used as a standard for white, in lieu of the availability of a practical 100 percent reflecting diffuser.
Ãâó: www.paperspecs.com/resources/glossary/b.htm
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| bar |
An ordinary which crosses the shield horizontally. It differs from a fesse in that it occupies only one-fifth of the field. There is room for but four bars on a shield.
Ãâó: digiserve.com/heraldry/pimb_b.htm
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