barium enema

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   enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search for lesions

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Questions about barium enema

What does barium enema mean?

barium enema means "enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and X-rays are taken to search for lesions".

Is barium enema a common word?

barium enema is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.