Colon. Coloured abdominal X-ray of a human abdomen, showing the colon (large intestine), as well as the bones (vertebrae) of the lower backbone. The c

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Colon. Coloured abdominal X-ray of a human abdomen, showing the colon (large intestine), as well as the bones (vertebrae) of the lower backbone. The colon and the rest of the intestines are imaged on X-rays using a contrast medium such as barium (in a 'barium meal) that is opaque to X-rays.

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Photo credit: © LARRY BERMAN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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