Contrast-medium


noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
a radiopaque substance injected into a part of the body, as the stomach or duodenum, to provide a contrasting background for the tissues in an x-ray or fluoroscopic examination.
noun
1.
(med) a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography

contrast medium n.
A substance, such as barium or air, used in radiography to increase the contrast of an image. A positive contrast medium absorbs x-rays more strongly than the tissue or structure being examined; a negative contrast medium, less strongly.
contrast medium
(kŏn’trāst’)
A substance, such as barium or air, used in radiologic studies to increase the contrast of an image. In x-ray imaging, a positive contrast medium absorbs x-rays more strongly than the tissue or structure being examined; a negative contrast medium, less strongly.

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