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radiocontrast

adj

Etymology

From radio- + contrast.

  1. derived from contrā
  2. derived from contrastare
  3. borrowed from contraster
  4. prefixed as radiocontrast — “radio + contrast”

Definitions

  1. Designating any medical contrast medium used to improve the visibility of internal bodily…

    Designating any medical contrast medium used to improve the visibility of internal bodily structures in X-ray imaging techniques such as computed tomography and radiography.

    • Radiocontrast agents are typically iodine or barium compounds.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for radiocontrast. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA