barium enema
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Fortunately, in most cases, X rays taken after a barium enema show a distinctive picture of one or the other.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even before the conference, however, other physicians were questioning why it had not been detected earlier either by a colonoscopic inspection or a barium enema.
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
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