Taber's Medical Dictionary
barium
(bar′ē-ŭm)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.SYMB: Ba A soft metallic element of the alkaline earth group, atomic weight (mass) 137.373, atomic number 56. Barium is used as an intraluminal contrast agent in gastrointestinal radiography.
CAS# 7440-39-3
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Barium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750180/all/barium.
Barium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750180/all/barium. Accessed February 5, 2025.
Barium. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750180/all/barium
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