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Noun: contraindication  `kón-tru-in-di'key-shun
  1. (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

Derived forms: contraindications

See also: contraindicate

Type of: reason

Antonym: indication

Encyclopedia: Contraindication