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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Example Sentences

If you use one of the less definitive tests-- a flexible sigmoidoscopy, barium enema or simple stool analysis--you should get tested more frequently.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fortunately, in most cases, X rays taken after a barium enema show a distinctive picture of one or the other.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a double-contrast barium enema, a technician coats the inside of the intestine with the metallic dye and pumps the colon full of air.

From Time Magazine Archive

Provided the colon is clear, a barium enema should be repeated every five to 10 years.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve