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test meal
(redirected from barium test meal)

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test meal (test mēl) see under meal.
test meal
n.
Bland food given to stimulate gastric secretion before analysis of gastric contents.

test meal
a portion of food or foods given for the purpose of determining the functioning of the digestive tract.

barium test meal
a meal containing barium sulfate as the opaque constituent. See also barium study.
motor test meal
food or drink whose progress through the stomach, pylorus and intestinal tract is observed fluoroscopically.
opaque test meal
a meal containing some substance opaque to x-rays, permitting visualization of the gastrointestinal tract.


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