barium enema | enema in which a contrast medium (usually barium sulfate) is injected into the rectum and Xays are taken to search for lesions |
cast plaster cast plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
court plaster | a plaster composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to dress superficial wounds |
mustard plaster sinapism | a plaster containing powdered black mustard, applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient |
plaster adhesive plaster sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds |
plaster plasterwork | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling), there were cracks in the plaster |
poultice cataplasm plaster | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. |
plaster saint | a person (considered to be) without human failings, he's no plaster saint |
barium Ba atomic number | a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group, found in barite |
barium hydroxide | white poisonous crystals, made by dissolving barium oxide in water |
barium monoxide barium oxide barium protoxide | an oxide of barium, a whitish toxic powder |
barium dioxide barium peroxide | a white toxic powder obtained by heating barium oxide in air |
heavy spar barite barytes barium sulphate | a white or colorless mineral (BaSO), the main source of barium |
barium sulphate barium sulfate blanc fixe | a white insoluble radiopaque powder used as a pigment |
lath and plaster | a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster |
plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water, hardens into a smooth solid, used to cover walls and ceilings |
plaster of Paris plaster | any of several gypsum cements, a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid, used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs |
poultice plaster | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance |
plaster daub | coat with plaster, daub the wall |
plaster plaster over stick on | apply a heavy coat to |
plaster | apply a plaster cast to, plaster the broken arm |
plaster | affix conspicuously, She plastered warnings all over the wall |
plaster b beplaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on, The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters, She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco |