contraindication

American  

[kahn-truh-in-di-kay-shuhn] / ˌkɑn trəˌɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

contraindications

1. Medicine/Medical. a symptom, condition, or circumstance indicating that a particular treatment for something else is not advisable.

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Example Sentences

"For certain patients who are higher-risk, who cannot undergo surgery, or did not tolerate the medication or had some other contraindication, there are limited options," he says.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

For Opill, a key contraindication is if someone has breast cancer or a history of breast cancer.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

The symptoms were mild and not considered a contraindication of the mRNA-based vaccine, according to the June 1 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2022

Those officers include an organ transplant recipient who cannot get the vaccine due to an anti-rejection medication, as well as a pregnant female officer who has a "contraindication" to the vaccine.

From Fox News • Oct. 19, 2021

The presence of aneurysm is a distinct contraindication to esophagoscopy for diagnosis except in case of suspected foreign body.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier