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Contrast Medium

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Noun

1. contrast material, contrast medium

a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills

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Contrast Medium

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

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Contrast Medium

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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.

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