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Esophagram

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002986

A series of x-ray pictures of the esophagus taken after a patient drinks a liquid containing barium sulfate (a form of the silver-white metallic element barium). The barium sulfate coats and outlines the inner wall of the esophagus so that it can be seen on the x-ray pictures. Also called contrast esophagram.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002986
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymscontrast esophagram
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002986",
  "term": "Esophagram",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A series of x-ray pictures of the esophagus taken after a patient drinks a liquid containing barium sulfate (a form of the silver-white metallic element barium). The barium sulfate coats and outlines the inner wall of the esophagus so that it can be seen on the x-ray pictures. Also called contrast esophagram.",
  "synonyms": [
    "contrast esophagram"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/esophagram/"
}

Record 6,908 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.