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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·tra·in·di·cate
[kon-truh-in-di-keyt] Pronunciation Key
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[kon-truh-in-di-keyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing. Medicine/Medical.
| (of a symptom or condition) to give indication against the advisability of (a particular or usual remedy or treatment). |
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con·tra·in·di·ca·tion, noun
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| con·tra·in·di·cate
(kŏn'trə-ĭn'dĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. con·tra·in·di·cat·ed, con·tra·in·di·cat·ing, con·tra·in·di·cates To indicate the inadvisability of (a medical treatment, for example). con'tra·in·dic'a·tive (-ĭn-dĭk'ə-tĭv) adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| contraindicate | |
verb | |
| make a treatment inadvisable [ant: indicate] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
contraindicate con·tra·in·di·cate (kŏn'trə-ĭn'dĭ-kāt')
v. con·tra·in·di·cat·ed, con·tra·in·di·cat·ing, con·tra·in·di·cates
To indicate the inadvisability of something, such as a medical treatment.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Contraindicate
Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contraindicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Contraindicating.] (Med.) To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require. Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey.
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