double-contrast barium enema

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Etymology: L, duplus, double, contra, against, stare, to stand; Gk, barys, heavy, enienai, to inject

an enema of radiopaque barium followed by evacuation and injection of air. The purpose is to detail radiographically the mucosal lining of the large intestine. Also called double-contrast enema.

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