barium enema

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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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Words nearby barium enema

barium 140, barium bromate, barium carbonate, barium chloride, barium chromate, barium enema, barium hydroxide, barium meal, barium oxide, barium peroxide, barium stearate

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How to use barium enema in a sentence

Barium and sodium salts were made by neutralizing the acid, and were purified by crystallization.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
It was then evaporated to a small bulk, neutralized with barium carbonate and extracted with ether.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
The excess of lead was removed by sulphuric acid, and the sulphuric acid was removed by barium carbonate.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
By warming with alkalies or barium hydroxide, rhamnose is colored yellow.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme

The described change in ionization can be roughly followed with the aid of an insoluble sulphate like barium sulphate.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz