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barium enema

British  

noun

  1. an injection into the rectum of a preparation of barium sulphate, which is opaque to X-rays, before X-raying the lower alimentary canal

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This means either a colonoscopy every 10 years or one of several other options every five years: flexible sigmoidoscopy, virtual colonoscopy, or double-contrast barium enema.

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Another veteran was reluctant to undergo a barium enema; a specialized x-ray of the bowel.

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I then out of curiosity had another barium enema and X-ray to validate my results.

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