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CONTRAST MEDIUM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does contrast medium mean?

• CONTRAST MEDIUM (noun)
The noun CONTRAST MEDIUM has 1 sense:

1. a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills

Familiarity information: CONTRAST MEDIUM used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CONTRAST MEDIUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

contrast material; contrast medium

Hypernyms ("contrast medium" is a kind of...):

medium ((biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed)

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