contraindication

Definition / meaning of contraindication

A symptom or medical condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable because a person is likely to have a bad reaction. For example, having a bleeding disorder is a contraindication for taking aspirin because treatment with aspirin may cause excess bleeding.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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