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) 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