Lower gastrointestinal series a familial history of polyps or colon cancer, although it is not uncommon for a barium enema to be done after a colonoscopy for further evaluation. Lower gastrointestinal series A lower gastrointestinal series is a medical procedure used to examine and diagnose problems with the human colon (large intestine). Radiographs (X-ray pictures) are taken while barium sulfate, a radiocontrast agent, fills the colon via an 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. This test may be done in
Colon (rhetoric) books of the Prophets, he arranged the text colometrically. The colometric system was used in bilingual codices of New Testament, such as Codex Bezae and Codex Claromontanus. Some Greek and Latin manuscripts also used this system, including Codex Coislinianus and Codex Amiatinus. 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