Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barium meal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: bar-i-um meal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preparation of barium sulfate (a radioopaque compound) which the patient ingests for the purpose of producing clear radiographs of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

noun

A diagnostic procedure based on observing the barium meal's progress in the digestive tract.

noun

The deliberate release of traceable information to a suspect to see whether they leak it.

Example Sentences

"The example of Oswald will show how the different operations of a dangle and a barium meal would work more efficiently together."

Inflected Forms

barium meals (plural)

Questions

What does barium meal mean?: A preparation of barium sulfate (a radioopaque compound) which the patient ingests for the purpose of producing clear radiographs of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

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