Barium

Barium

A chalky liquid used to coat the inside of organs so they will show up on an x ray.

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barium

Engineering; Electronic engineering

Symbol, Ba. An elemental metal of the alkaline- earth group. Atomic number, 56. Atomic weight, 137.36. It is present in some compounds used as dielectrics (e.g., barium titanate).

barium

Medical; Gastroenterology

A chalky liquid used to coat the inside of organs so they will show up on an x ray.

barium

Chemistry; General chemistry

A chemical element with the symbol Ba and atomic number 56. It is the fifth element in Group 2, a soft silvery metallic alkaline earth metal.

barium

Science; General science

A chemical element, Ba, with atomic number 56 and atomic weight of 137.34. Barium is eighteenth in abundance in the Earth's crust, where it is found to the extent of 0.04%, making ...

barium

Manufacturing; Glass

Barium oxide (BaO) is used to replace lead in the production of optical glasses and other crystal glass in order to achieve a similar refractive index. While lead oxide raised the ...

barium

Health care; General

A chalky substance used in x-ray studies of the digestive tract to highlight abnormalities.

hiccups

Medical; Gastroenterology

Sudden , quick breaths that are immediately cut off by a closing of the throat. These are caused by automatic contracting of the diaphragm.

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Medical; Gastroenterology

A test that uses an x ray to look into the bile and pancreatic ducts. The doctor inserts an endoscope through the mouth into the duodenum and bile ducts. Dye is sent through the ...