Bark, Stem

A non-technical term applied to all tissues outside the vascular cambium in a woody root.

A non-technical term applied to all tissues outside the vascular cambium in woody root, stem, or branch.

The process of getting x-ray pictures of the esophagus or the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract (esophagus, stomach, and duodenum). The x-ray pictures…

A silver-white metallic compound made from the mineral barite. It is mixed with water and used in barium swallows and barium enemas…

A liquid that contains barium sulfate (a form of the silver-white metallic element barium). It is used to show pictures of…

Injection of a barium-containing contrast medium through the anus and into the lower gastrointestinal tract so that X-rays can be taken in…