HyperDic: contrast_medium

English > 1 sense of the expression contrast medium:
NOUNsubstancecontrast medium, contrast materiala substance that is opaque to x-rays
English > contrast medium: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills.
Synonymcontrast material
Broadermedium(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
Spanishmaterial de contraste, medio de contraste

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