Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To indicate the inadvisability of (a medical treatment, for example).
from The Century Dictionary.
- In medicine, to indicate the contrary of—that is, a course of treatment or action different from or opposed to that which is customary or is called for by the other circumstances of the case.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Med.) To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require; especially, to indicate that a particular method of treatment should not be used.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb medicine To make
inadvisable ; to warn against a specific medicine or treatment.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make a treatment inadvisable
Etymologies
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Examples
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If hot flashes are the issue and you are willing to accept the risks of HRT, and your other medical conditions do not contraindicate its use, then maybe you wnat to try HRT.
Oprah's Talking Hormones aka TBTAM 2009
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I don't know your health history (nor do I want to know it), but all of this has to be considered in light of that and any risks presented by other medical conditions that may contraindicate hrt or change the risk-benefit balance.
Oprah's Talking Hormones aka TBTAM 2009
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Last November, Covidien had said it would voluntarily contraindicate the use of Optimark in kidney-disease patients.
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A Guide to Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth concludes that “women who have no factors that contraindicate a home birth, and who prefer a planned, attended home birth with facilities for prompt transfer to hospital if necessary, should not be advised against it.”
The Official Lamaze® Guide Judith Lothian RN 2010
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Such as want some of the requisites for a proper bath, but have those symptoms which would be benefited by it, should be bathed; whereas those who want none of the proper requisites, but have certain symptoms which contraindicate the bath, are not to be bathed.
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It doesn't contraindicate an aggressive response, but it does indicate bringing to justice * only* the specific individuals responsible, and avoiding, at great cost if necessary, widening the conflict.
UR 2Good 2B 4Gotten 2004
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Ephedra is probably safe, especially as a whole plant, in modest doses for people who do not have the medical conditions that contraindicate its use.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Trained professionals are able to evaluate whether any medications or health conditions would contraindicate the use of the more controversial substances discussed above.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Ephedra is probably safe, especially as a whole plant, in modest doses for people who do not have the medical conditions that contraindicate its use.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Trained professionals are able to evaluate whether any medications or health conditions would contraindicate the use of the more controversial substances discussed above.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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