barium meal (English, noun)
expansion: barium meal (plural barium meals)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: A diagnostic procedure based on observing the barium meal's progress in the digestive tract.
topics: espionage
government
military
politics
war
glosses: The deliberate release of traceable information to a suspect to see whether they leak it.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: barium meals
tags: plural