- air enema
- injection of air or gas into the rectum of a child for reduction of an intussusception.
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air enema
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enema — A rectal injection for clearing out the bowel, or administering drugs or food. [G.] air contrast e. a radiographic double contrast e. in which air is introduced after coating of the colon with a dense barium suspension. SYN … Medical dictionary
Enema, barium — A series of x rays of the lower intestine (colon) and rectum that are taken after the patient is given an enema with a white, chalky solution that contains barium. The barium outlines the intestines on the x rays. These x rays permit the… … Medical dictionary
Barium enema — A series of x rays of the lower intestine (colon) and rectum that are taken after the patient is given an enema with a white, chalky solution that contains barium. The barium outlines the intestines on the x rays. These x rays permit the… … Medical dictionary
Double-contrast barium enema — A double contrast barium enema is a procedure in which x rays of the colon and rectum are taken after a liquid containing barium is put into the rectum. Barium is a silver white metallic compound that outlines the colon and rectum on an x ray and … Wikipedia
barium enema — noun enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X rays are taken to search for lesions • Hypernyms: ↑enema, ↑clyster * * * noun : a suspension of barium sulfate injected into the lower bowel to… … Useful english dictionary
double-contrast enema — injection and evacuation of a suspension of barium, followed by inflation of the intestines with air under light pressure; used in mucosal relief radiography … Medical dictionary
double-contrast barium enema — A procedure in which x rays of the colon and rectum are taken after a liquid containing barium is put into the rectum. Barium is a silver white metallic compound that outlines the colon and rectum on an x ray and helps show abnormalities. Air is… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Intussusception (medical disorder) — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Intussusception ICD10 = ICD10|K|38|8|k|35, ICD10|K|56|1|k|55 ICD9 = ICD9|543.9, ICD9|560.0 ICDO = Caption = OMIM = 147710 MedlinePlus = 000958 eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 385 DiseasesDB = 6913 MeshID =… … Wikipedia
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ACBaE — air contrast barium enema … Medical dictionary
