WordNet
n. contrast medium is injected into the rectum and x-rays are taken to search for lesions
Usage examples of "barium enema".
Though most people think a barium enema (BE) is an extreme procedure, the truth is that it's not.
At noon, the gastrointestinal consult reviewed the barium enema, which was normal.
Recommend barium enema and X rays for internal bleeding on the off-chance, yet no recent accidents, father says.
Stopped at a light on April Avenue, I looked down at the passenger's seat and saw this: three unopened packs of Marlboros, a cheap cell phone mangled from having been dropped often, a paperback collection of John O'Hara short stories, and an unopened envelope from the town hospital containing the results of a barium enema.
Dear Insured, We are sorry but your policy will not pay for your barium enema as it was done for recreational purposes.
As a precaution, to rest his heart, they were feeding him oxygen through his nostri is Pirst thing that morning, they had given him a barium enema and subjected him to a painful and humiliating X-ray examination of his entrails.
She gave him a barium enema and he asked her how she'd managed to get a job shooting white gunk into assholes all day.