Meanings
comparative more radio-opaque · superlative most radio-opaque
- alternativeAlternative form of radiopaque.
CXR to r/o aspiration, and to identify location if radio-opaque. Consider lateral neck film or abdominal film if unable to locate object in chest. Barium swallow if still uncertain.
2006, “Gastroenterology: Esophageal Foreign Bodies”, in Steven E. Diaz, The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine (Jones and Bartlett's Little Black Book Series), 2nd edition, Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, page 101
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation
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