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contraindication

  (kŏn'trə-ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən) pronunciation
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.


 
 
Dental Dictionary: contraindication
(kon′trəin′dikā′shə n)
n

Any symptom or circumstance indicating the inappropriate-ness of a form of treatment otherwise advisable.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: contraindication

Any condition that renders a particular line of treatment improper or undesirable.

 
Wikipedia: contraindication

In medicine, a contraindication is a condition or factor that increases the risks involved in using a particular drug, carrying out a medical procedure or engaging in a particular activity.

The opposite of contraindication is indication.


 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Contraindication" Read more

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