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Meaning of CONTRAINDICATE

Pronunciation:  `kântru'indu`keyt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  make a treatment inadvisable
 
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 Antonyms: indicate, suggest
 
 See Also: advise, counsel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.]
(Med.)
To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment
contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would
seem to require.
      Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A condition that makes a medical treatment not helpful or even harmful.
 

 

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