What's Does Contraindicated Mean?

In medicine, a contraindication is a condition that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient. Contraindication is the opposite of indication, which is a reason to use a certain treatment.

What does it mean if something is contraindicated?

(KON-truh-IN-dih-KAY-shun) Anything (including a symptom or medical condition) that is a reason for a person to not receive a particular treatment or procedure because it may be harmful.

What is another word for contraindicated?

In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for contraindication, like: contra-indication, contraindications, , indication, prophylactic, diovan, acrivastine and contraindicate.

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