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Inorganic Chemicals > Barium Compounds > Barium Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Electrolytes > Ions > Anions > Sulfates > Barium Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfuric Acids > Sulfates > Barium Sulfate
... > Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfuric Acids > Sulfates > Barium Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Acids > Acids, Noncarboxylic > Sulfur Acids > Sulfuric Acids > Sulfates > Barium Sulfate

Preferred term

Barium Sulfate  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Barite
  • Baritop
  • Barium Sulfate (2:1)
  • E Z CAT
  • E-Z-CAT
  • EZCAT
  • Micropaque Oral

Note

  • for enema, use BARIUM SULFATE not BARIUM

Scope note

  • A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.

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