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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).

Origin:
1660–70; prob. back formation from contraindication. See contra-1 , indication


con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅cant [kon-truh-in-di-kuhnt] , noun
con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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.

Contraindication

Con"tra*in`di*ca"tion\, n. (med.) An indication or symptom which forbids the method of treatment usual in such cases.

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

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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