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Barium Sulfate
Medical Definition: | A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield. | |
Guide Notes: | D25-26 qualif; for enema use BARIUM SULFATE /diag use, not BARIUM | |
Also Called: | Barite,Baritop,Barium Sulfate (2:1),E-Z-CAT,Micropaque Oral | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 7727-43-7 |
Barium Sulfate Medical Definitions and Terms
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