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contraindication

[kon-truh-in-di-keyt] Origin

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).

Origin:
1660–70; probably back formation from contraindication. See contra1, indication

con·tra·in·di·cant [kon-truh-in-di-kuhnt] , noun
con·tra·in·di·ca·tion, noun
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contraindicate (ˌkɒntrəˈɪndɪˌkeɪt)
 
vb
(tr; usually passive) med to advise against or indicate the possible danger of (a drug, treatment, etc)
 
contra'indicant
 
n
 
contraindi'cation
 
n

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Word Origin & History

contraindicate
1660s, from contra- + indicate (see indication). Related: Contraindicated (1861); contraindication (1620s).
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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.

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.

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