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Contraindication

noun/kɹˈɛnɪk/
Definition
(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈɛnɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/kˌɒntɹəɹˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˌɒntɹəɹˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən/
5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɛnɪk/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
contraindicateverbmake a treatment inadvisable
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kontraindikation
(Medizin) ein Grund, der es nicht ratsam macht, ein bestimmtes Medikament zu verschreiben oder ein bestimmtes Verfahren oder eine bestimmte Behandlung anzuwenden
🇫🇷French
contre-indication
(médecine) une raison qui rend déconseillé la prescription d'un médicament particulier ou l'emploi d'une procédure ou d'un traitement particulier
🇪🇸Spanish
contraindicación
(medicamento) una razón que hace desaconsejable prescribir un medicamento en particular o emplear un procedimiento o tratamiento en particular
🇮🇹Italian
controindicazione
(medicina) un motivo che rende sconsigliabile prescrivere un particolare farmaco o impiegare una particolare procedura o trattamento
🇳🇱Dutch
contra-indicatie
(geneesmiddel) een reden die het niet raadzaam maakt een bepaald medicijn voor te schrijven of een bepaalde procedure of behandeling toe te passen
🇵🇹Portuguese
contra-indicação
(medicamento) uma razão que torna desaconselhável prescrever um medicamento específico ou empregar um procedimento ou tratamento específico
🇷🇺Russian
противопоказание
(лекарство) Причина, по которой нецелесообразно назначать определенное лекарство или применять определенную процедуру или лечение.
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विपरीत संकेत
(चिकित्सा) एक कारण जो किसी विशेष दवा को निर्धारित करने या किसी विशेष प्रक्रिया या उपचार को नियोजित करने को अनुचित बनाता है
🇮🇳Tamil
முரண்
(மருந்து) ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட மருந்தை பரிந்துரைப்பது அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட செயல்முறை அல்லது சிகிச்சையைப் பயன்படுத்துவது விரும்பத்தகாத ஒரு காரணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
వ్యతిరేకత
(ఔషధం) ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ఔషధాన్ని సూచించడం లేదా నిర్దిష్ట ప్రక్రియ లేదా చికిత్సను ఉపయోగించడం మంచిది కాదు.
🇮🇳Gujarati
બિનસલાહભર્યું
(દવા) એક કારણ કે જે કોઈ ચોક્કસ દવા સૂચવવાનું અથવા કોઈ ચોક્કસ પ્રક્રિયા અથવા સારવારનો ઉપયોગ કરવાનું અયોગ્ય બનાવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿರೋಧಾಭಾಸ
(ಔಷಧಿ) ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಔಷಧವನ್ನು ಶಿಫಾರಸು ಮಾಡುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ವಿಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವುದು ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದ ಕಾರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിപരീതഫലം
(മരുന്ന്) ഒരു പ്രത്യേക മരുന്ന് നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നതോ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക നടപടിക്രമമോ ചികിത്സയോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത് അനുചിതമാക്കുന്ന ഒരു കാരണം
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
禁忌症
(药物)不建议开特定药物或采用特定程序或治疗的原因
🇯🇵Japanese
禁忌
(医薬品) 特定の薬を処方したり、特定の手順や治療法を採用したりすることを勧められない理由
🇰🇷Korean
금기
(의학) 특정 약물을 처방하거나 특정 절차나 치료법을 채택하는 것이 바람직하지 않게 만드는 이유
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chống chỉ định
(y học) lý do khiến việc kê đơn một loại thuốc cụ thể hoặc thực hiện một thủ tục hoặc phương pháp điều trị cụ thể là không thể
🇹🇭Thai
ข้อห้าม
(ยา) เหตุผลที่ทำให้ไม่สมควรที่จะสั่งยาชนิดใดชนิดหนึ่งหรือใช้ขั้นตอนหรือการรักษาเฉพาะอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kontraindikasi
(Obat) alasan yang membuatnya tidak disarankan untuk meresepkan obat tertentu atau menggunakan prosedur atau pengobatan tertentu
🇵🇭Filipino
kontraindikasyon
(gamot) isang dahilan na ginagawang hindi ipinapayong magreseta ng isang partikular na gamot o gumamit ng isang partikular na pamamaraan o paggamot
🇲🇾Malay
kontraindikasi
(ubat) sebab yang menjadikannya tidak digalakkan untuk menetapkan ubat tertentu atau menggunakan prosedur atau rawatan tertentu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
موانع
(الطب) سبب يجعل من غير المستحسن وصف دواء معين أو استخدام إجراء أو علاج معين
🇮🇷Persian
منع مصرف
(دارو) دلیلی که تجویز یک داروی خاص یا استفاده از یک روش یا درمان خاص را غیرممکن می کند.
🇹🇷Turkish
kontrendikasyon
(ilaç) belirli bir ilacı reçete etmeyi veya belirli bir prosedür veya tedaviyi uygulamayı tavsiye edilemez kılan bir neden
🇮🇱Hebrew
הוֹרָאָה נֶגדִית
(תרופה) סיבה שגורמת לכך שלא כדאי לרשום תרופה מסוימת או להשתמש בהליך או טיפול מסוים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'contraindication'?
The primary meaning of 'contraindication' is '(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'contraindication' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'contraindication' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'contraindication' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'contraindication' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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