transitive verb
-·cat·ed, -·cat·ing to make (the indicated, or expected, procedure or treatment) inadvisable
contraindicate
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contraindicate
transitive verb
con·tra·in·di·cat·ed, con·tra·in·di·cat·ing, con·tra·in·di·catesTo indicate the inadvisability of (a medical treatment, for example).
Related Forms:
- con′tra·in·dic′a·tive
adjective
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present contraindicates, present participle contraindicating, simple past and past participle contraindicated)
- (medicine) To make inadvisable; to warn against a specific medicine or treatment.
Origin
contra- + indicate
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contraindicate - Medical Definition
v.
To indicate the inadvisability of a medical treatment or other course of action.
Related Forms:
- con′tra·in·dic′a·tive (-ĭn-dĭk′ə-tĭv)
adj.
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