Contraindication

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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.
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  • n. A factor or symptom which makes the prescribed treatment inadvisable.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An indication or symptom which forbids the method of treatment usual in such cases.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In medicine, an indication from some peculiar symptom or fact that forbids the method of cure which the main symptoms or nature of the disease would otherwise call for. Also counter-indication.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
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