contraindication
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con·tra·in·di·ca·tion
(kŏn′trə-ĭn′dĭ-kā′shən)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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Noun | 1. | contraindication - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" |
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tegenindicatie
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contraindication
contra-indication [ˌkɒntrəɪndɪˈkeɪʃən] n (MEDICINE) (for drug) → contre-indication fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
contraindication
n (Med) → Kontraindikation f, → Gegenanzeige f
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con·tra·in·di·ca·tion
n. contraindicación condición que indica la enabilidad de una droga o tratamiento.
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contraindication
n contraindicación fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.