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con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅cate

  [kon-truh-in-di-keyt]
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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).
Origin:
1660–70; prob. back formation from contraindication. See contra-1 , indication

Related forms:
con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅cant  [kon-truh-in-di-kuhnt] , noun
con⋅tra⋅in⋅di⋅ca⋅tion, noun
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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.
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Main Entry: con·tra·in·di·cate
Pronunciation: "kän-tr&-'in-d&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms:-cat·ed; -cat·ing
: to make (a treatment or procedure) inadvisable

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
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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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