contraindication
IPA: kʌntrˈeɪndʌkˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (medicine) A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.
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Examples of "contraindication" in Sentences
- It isn't listed as a contraindication.
- The opposite of indication is contraindication.
- This is a relative contraindication to surgery.
- I've never heard of this as a contraindication.
- An absolute medical contraindication is pregnancy.
- Adhesion of the peritoneum is a relative contraindication.
- Caffeine is listed as both a contraindication and an indication for somnolence.
- It's a rare occurrence that there's a true egg allergy, but it does occur, and that is pretty much the one contraindication to flu vaccination.
- The resubmission follows an agreement reached with an FDA committee seeking approval with a contraindication for women of childbearing potential.
- A "contraindication" is a "situation [] in which the drug should not be used because the risk of use ... clearly outweighs any possible therapeutic benefit."
- F. CONTRAINDICATIONS: A contraindication is a specific situation in which a drug, procedure, or surgery should NOT be used, because it may be harmful to the patient.
- Diego has shaved his head into a kind of flat Mohawk and, in contraindication of the rule against facial hair, has grown a soul patch; he looks like a Hare Krishna hipster.
- Studies suggest that 5%-15% of those who ask for cosmetic surgery will be suffering from BDD – or body dysmorphic disorder – which some doctors consider an actual contraindication for surgical treatment, since sufferers may simply go on to develop different bodily preoccupations.
- The release notes that while the sibutramine drug label already includes warnings against the use of sibutramine in patients with cardiovascular disease, based on the serious nature of the review findings, the FDA requested and the manufacturer agreed to add a new contraindication to the sibutramine drug label.
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