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造影剤 (zoueizai) Japanese meaning: contrast medium | Kotomora

造ぞう影えい剤ざい

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Meanings

1

contrast medium; radiopaque substance

Medical term for a substance used in imaging to enhance contrast of structures or fluids.

CT検けん査さの前まえに造ぞう影えい剤ざいを注ちゅう射しゃ

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A contrast medium is injected before the CT scan.

この造ぞう影えい剤ざいはヨードを含ふくんでいます。

This contrast medium contains iodine.

Kanji

造create, make, structure
影shadow, silhouette, phantom
剤dose, medicine, drug

Related words

バリウム
造影剤 is the general term for any contrast agent used in imaging, while バリウム refers specifically to the barium sulfate suspension used in stomach X-rays.

Built from

造ぞう影えい+剤ざい

Etymology

Compound of 造影 (zōei, 'contrast imaging') + 剤 (zai, 'agent, medicine').