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radiopaque agent

(¦rād·ē·ō′pāk ′ā·jənt)

(medicine) A substance, such as barium sulfate, which is opaque to x-rays, administered orally to a patient to provide contrast in x-ray photographs of his gastrointestinal system.


 
 
 

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