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contraindicate Definition


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contraindicate
verb
    contraindicated, contraindicating
    1. medicine.
      To point to (a treatment, operation, etc) as unsuitable.
Derivative: contraindicant
noun
    Derivative: contraindication
    noun
      A factor or symptom which suggests that a patient should not receive or continue to receive a particular treatment.
    Derivative: contraindicative
    adj
      Etymology: 17c: contra- + indicate.



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