barium meal

barium meal.

See gastrointestinal series.

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meal [mēl]

a portion of food or foods taken at some particular and usually stated or fixed time.

barium meal gastrointestinal series.

congregate m's a group nutritional program for socially isolated individuals whose nutritional problems are related more to access and to lack of social stimulation than to mechanical eating difficulties.

test meal see test meal.

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barium

a chemical element, atomic number 56, atomic weight 137.34, symbol Ba. See Table 6. Soluble salts, e.g. the chloride and the carbonate, are toxic.

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barium burger, barium meal

a mixture of barium and solid food, used as a contrast medium in radiographic studies of the esophagus, instead of liquid barium mixtures.

barium chloride

used as a rodenticide. The baits are attractive to dogs. Clinical signs include salivation, convulsions and paralysis.

barium deficiency

preliminary experiments showing that diets deficient in barium fed to rats and guinea pigs depress growth have been neither invalidated nor confirmed.

barium enema

a dilute (5 to 20%) suspension of barium is introduced into a colon that has been emptied by starvation and previous enema.

Barium enema. By permission from Ettinger SJ, Feldman E, Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Saunders, 2004

barium-impregnated polyethylene spheres (BIPS)

radio-opaque markers used to demonstrate intestinal obstruction and motility disorders; the spheres are given orally and their movement can be tracked radiographically.

barium meal

a strong (usually 100%) suspension of barium sulfate is administered to an animal which has been starved for at least 12 hours.

barium study

x-ray examination using a barium mixture to help locate disorders in the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, and the small and large intestines. Called also barium test.

barium sulfate

a water-insoluble salt used as an opaque contrast medium for x-ray examination of the digestive tract.

barium swallow

a small amount of barium paste or liquid administered orally and observed radiographically or by fluoroscopy for examination of swallowing and esophageal function.

barium test

barium study.