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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·ca·tion, noun
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Contraindication
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Word Origin & History
contraindicate
1660s, from contra- + indicate (see indication). Related: Contraindicated (1861); contraindication (1620s).
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Medical Dictionary
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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