radiopaque medium
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Radiopaque — Anything that does not let X rays or other types of radiation penetrate. Radiopaque objects block radiation. They are opaque to radiation. A metal object, for example, is typically radiopaque. If a child swallows a coin and it goes down into the… … Medical dictionary
contrast medium — n a substance (as a solution of iodine or suspension of barium sulfate) comparatively opaque to X rays that is introduced into the body (as by injection or swallowing) to contrast an internal part (as the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, or blood … Medical dictionary
contrast medium — Med. 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. [1950 55] * * * Substance comparatively opaque to X rays, which … Universalium
contrast medium — con′trast me dium n. med a radiopaque substance introduced into a part of the body to provide a contrasting background for the tissues in an x ray examination • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
metrizoate sodium — A diagnostic radiopaque medium. SYN: metrizamide. * * * met·ri·zo·ate sodium .me tri .zō āt n a radiopaque medium C12H10I3N2NaO4 see ISOPAQUE * * * met·ri·zo·ate so·di·um (met″rĭ zoґāt) an iodinated io … Medical dictionary
meglumine — USAN approved contraction for N methylglucamine. m. acetrizoate a radiographic contrast medium. See acetrizoate sodium. m. diatrizoate a water soluble organic iodine compound formerly used for excretory urography, for … Medical dictionary
aortography — 1. Radiographic imaging of the aorta and its branches, or a portion of the aorta, by injection of contrast medium. 2. Imaging of the aorta by ultrasound or magnetic resonance … Medical dictionary
medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… … Universalium
iodized oil — An iodine addition product of vegetable oils, containing not less than 38% and not more than 42% of organically combined iodine; a radiopaque medium. * * * iodized oil n a viscous oily liquid that has an odor like garlic, is made by treating a… … Medical dictionary
iodopyracet — A radiographic contrast medium formerly used for intravenous urography; also used to determine the renal plasma flow and the renal tubular excretory mass. SYN: diodone. * * * … Medical dictionary
