Contraindication

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  contraindication
       n : (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a
           particular drug or employ a particular procedure or
           treatment [ant: {indication}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "contraindication":
     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