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.