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contraindicate

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(kän′trə in′di kāt′)

transitive verb contraindicated, contraindicating

Med. to make (the indicated, or expected, treatment or drug) inadvisable

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contraindication noun
contraindicative adjective

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transitive verb con·tra·in·di·cat·ed, con·tra·in·di·cat·ing, con·tra·in·di·cates

To indicate the inadvisability of (a medical treatment, for example).

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conˌtra·in·dicˈa·tive (-ĭn-dĭkˈə-tĭv) adjective

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