contraindication

Other forms: contraindications

Definitions of contraindication
  1. noun
    (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
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    antonyms:
    indication
    (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
    type of:
    reason
    a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
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