contraindication
(kon″tră-in-dĭ-kā′shŏn)
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[contra- + indication]
A symptom or circumstance that makes treatment with a drug or device unsafe or inappropriate.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Contraindication." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754565/all/contraindication.
Contraindication. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754565/all/contraindication. Accessed February 5, 2025.
Contraindication. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754565/all/contraindication
Contraindication [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 February 05]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754565/all/contraindication.
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