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contraindication

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contraindication /con·tra·in·di·ca·tion/ (-in″dĭ-ka´shun) any condition which renders a particular line of treatment improper or undesirable.
con·tra·in·di·ca·tion (kntr-nd-kshn)
n.
A factor that renders the administration of a drug or the carrying out of a medical procedure inadvisable.

contraindication
[-in′dikā′shən]
Etymology: L, contra, against, indicare, to make known
a factor that prohibits the administration of a drug or the performance of an act or procedure in the care of a specific patient. For example, pregnancy is a contraindication for the administration of tetracycline, immunosuppression may be a contraindication for vaccination, and complete placenta previa is a contraindication for vaginal delivery.

contraindication,
n any reason that a drug should not be taken, including harmful interactions with other drugs and the individual's personal sensi-tivity and condition.

contraindication (kon´trin´dikā´-shn),
n any symptom or circumstance indicating the inappropriateness of a form of treatment otherwise advisable. This is further divided into the concepts of absolutes and relative contraindications.

contraindication
any condition that renders a particular line of treatment improper or undesirable.

contraindication 
The presence of a condition or disease which renders some particular type of treatment undesirable. Example: contact lenses are contraindicated in very dusty, dry and smoky atmospheres.

contraindication
Clinical decision-making Any medical reason for not performing a particular therapy; any condition, clinical symptom or circumstance indicating that the use of an otherwise advisable intervention in some particular line of treatment is improper, undesirable, or inappropriate. See Absolute contraindication, Patient selection, Relative contraindication. Cf Indication.


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