Related Searches
on Ask.com
contraindication - 5 dictionary results
con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅cate
[kon-truh-in-di-keyt] 
–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). |
Related forms:
con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅cant [kon-truh-in-di-kuh
nt] , noun
[kon-truh-in-di-kuhnt] , noun con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅ca⋅tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To contraindication
| con·tra·in·di·ca·tion (kŏn'trə-ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən) n. A factor that renders the administration of a drug or the carrying out of a medical procedure inadvisable: A previous allergic reaction to penicillin is a contraindication to the future use of that drug. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Contraindication
Con"tra*in`di*ca"tion\, n. (med.) An indication or symptom which forbids the method of treatment usual in such cases.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Main Entry: con·tra·in·di·ca·tion
Pronunciation: -"in-d&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: something (as a symptom orcondition) that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
contraindication con·tra·in·di·ca·tion (kŏn'trə-ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən)
n.
A factor that renders the administration of a drug or the carrying out of a medical procedure inadvisable.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
>
