"contraindicate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: contraindicates [present, singular, third-person], contraindicating [participle, present], contraindicated [participle, past], contraindicated [past]
Etymology: contra- + indicate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|contra|indicate}} contra- + indicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} contraindicate (third-person singular simple present contraindicates, present participle contraindicating, simple past and past participle contraindicated)
  1. (medicine) To make inadvisable; to warn against a specific medicine or treatment. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (to make inadvisable): 禁忌 (jìnjì) (Chinese Mandarin), aiheuttaa kontraindikaatio (Finnish), contre-indiquer (French), αντενδείκνυμαι (antendeíknymai) (Greek), mæla gegn (Icelandic), kontraindisere (Norwegian Bokmål), contraindicar (Portuguese), contraindicar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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