contrast medium

noun Medicine/Medical.

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.

Origin of contrast medium

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby contrast medium

contrast agent, contrast bath, contrast enema, contrastive, contrastive stress, contrast medium, contrast stain, contrasty, contrasuggestible, contrate, contravallation

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British Dictionary definitions for contrast medium

contrast medium

noun

med a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography

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Medical definitions for contrast medium

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 agent

Scientific definitions for contrast medium

contrast medium

[ kŏn′trăst′ ]

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.

单词	contrast medium
释义	contrast medium noun Medicine/Medical. 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. Origin of contrast medium First recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby contrast medium contrast agent, contrast bath, contrast enema, contrastive, contrastive stress, contrast medium, contrast stain, contrasty, contrasuggestible, contrate, contravallation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for contrast medium contrast medium noun med a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for contrast medium 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 agent The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for contrast medium contrast medium [ kŏn′trăst′ ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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