contraindicate

(kän′trə indi kāt′)

transitive verb contraindicated, contraindicating

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

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See contraindicate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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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