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Encyclopedia > Contraindicated

Contraindicated is a medical term to indicate a situation in which a medication or treatment should not be administered. For example, prescribing a medication to which a patient has allergies is contraindicated.


It is important to note that the word has a similar meaning in non-medical situations, as in a given option is contraindicated.


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Contraindicate definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms (120 words)
Contraindicate definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
Contraindicate: To make a treatment or procedure inadvisable because of a particular condition or circumstance.
For examples, certain medications are contraindicated during pregnancy because of the danger they pose to the fetus and the use of aspirin is clearly contraindicated in small children because of the danger of Reye syndrome.
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