Serving as a reason to advise against or prohibit a particular medical treatment.
From contraindication + Latin '-ivus' (having the nature of). This rare adjectival form allows doctors to describe factors in a way that directly prevents action.
This adjective is surprisingly rare in medical practice—doctors usually just say 'contraindicated' instead. It's a linguistic ghost word that exists but rarely appears in actual medical documents.
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