Among the tests used to determine the cause of your pet's vomiting are X-rays, barium X-rays, toxicology testing, fluoroscopy, esophagoscopy, muscle biopsy, and food allergy testing. X-rays are often done first to exclude the possibility of a foreign object in the stomach, such as a sock or tennis ball.
Scholastic(adj) pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning. Scholastic(adj) of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy.
The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. Chiefly, the term refers to scholastic honor societies, those that recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, often within a specific academic discipline.