Abdominal x-ray enema through the rectum. The term "barium enema" usually refers to a lower gastrointestinal series, although enteroclysis (an upper gastrointestinal series) is often called a small bowel barium enema. Abdominal x-ray An abdominal x-ray is an x-ray of the abdomen. It is sometimes abbreviated to AXR, or KUB (for kidneys, ureters, and urinary bladder). In children, abdominal x-ray is indicated in the acute setting: Yet, CT scan is the best alternative for diagnosing intra-abdominal injury. For acute abdominal pain in adults, an abdominal x-ray has a low sensitivity and accuracy in general, as well as for specific conditions such as
Colon (rhetoric) Colon (rhetoric) A colon (from Greek: , "pl." , "cola") is a rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. In Latin, it is called a "membrum" or "membrum orationis". Sentences consisting of two cola are called "dicola"; those with three are "tricola". The corresponding adjectives are "dicolic" and "tricolic"; "colic" is not used in this sense. In writing, these cola are often separated by colons. An isocolon is a sentence composed of cola of equal syllabic length. The Septuagint used this system in the poetic books such as the Psalms. When Jerome translated the