contraindication

contraindication

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Italic *-teros
Proto-Italic *komterosder.
Proto-Italic *komterād
Latin contrābor.
English contra-
English indication
English contraindication

    From contra- + indication.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌkɒntɹə.ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Noun

    contraindication (plural contraindications)

    1. (medicine) A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.

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