'Contraindication' definitions:
Definition of 'contraindication'
(from WordNet)
noun
(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment [ant: indication]
Definition of 'Contraindication'
From: GCIDE
- Contraindication \Con"tra*in`di*ca"tion\, n. (med.) An indication or symptom which forbids the method of treatment usual in such cases. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'contraindication'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antagonism,
- antipathy,
- antithesis,
- clashing,
- collision,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contradiction,
- contradistinction,
- contraposition,
- contrariety,
- contrast,
- counterposition,
- cross-purposes,
- disagreement,
- discrepancy,
- hostility,
- inconsistency,
- inimicalness,
- oppositeness,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- oppugnance,
- oppugnancy,
- perversity,
- polarity,
- repugnance,
- showdown