English Explanatory Dictionary

barium meal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. The deliberate release of traceable information to a suspect to see whether they leak it.

Word forms

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