バリウム

noun

barium (Ba)

The chemical element, a soft silvery alkaline earth metal. In everyday Japanese, most often encountered in the context of medical imaging.

• バリウムはアルカリ土ど類るい金きん属ぞくの一ひとつです。

  Barium is one of the alkaline earth metals.

noun

barium sulfate suspension; barium meal

Commonly refers to the barium sulfate suspension used as a contrast agent in upper gastrointestinal X-ray examinations. In a medical context, バリウムを飲む means to drink the barium preparation before a stomach X-ray.

• 健けん康こう診しん断だんでバリウムを飲のんだ。

  I drank the barium suspension at my health checkup.