Contravindicate

/ˌkɒntrəˈvɪndɪkeɪt/ verb

Definition

In medicine, to serve as a contraindication; to indicate that a particular medical treatment should not be used.

Etymology

From contra- (against) plus indicate (via the medical term contraindication). This medical coinage from the early 20th century formalizes the concept of warning against treatment.

Kelly Says

Doctors use this when one of your medical conditions warns *against* using a certain medicine—for example, a heart condition might contravindicate blood thinners for a particular patient.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反駁
fan-bok
ARالعربية
نفي
nafi
BNবাংলা
বিরোধিতা করা
bi-ro-dhi-ta-ka-ra
CACatalà
contradir
kon-tra-dir
CSČeština
popírat
po-pee-rat
DADansk
imødegå
im-o-deh-ga
DEDeutsch
widerlegen
vee-der-leg-en
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαραθέσω
an-ti-pa-ra-the-so
ESEspañol
contradecir
kon-tra-de-seer
FAفارسی
مخالفت
mo-kha-la-fat
FISuomi
kiistää
kiis-taa
FRFrançais
contredire
kon-tre-dray-re
GUGU
વિરોધ
vi-ro-dho
HAHA
a yi
a yi
HEעברית
לדחות
le-do-ach
HIहिन्दी
विरोध करना
vi-ro-dh kar-na
HUMagyar
cáfolni
ka-fol-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menolak
me-no-lak
IGIG
gba agba
gba agba
ITItaliano
confutare
kon-foo-ta-reh
JA日本語
反論する
はんろんする
KKKK
қайталама
ka-y-ta-la-ma
KMKM
បានប្រឆាំង
ba-an-pra-cha-ang
KO한국어
반박하다
ban-bak-hada
MRMR
विरोध
vi-ro-dho
MSBahasa Melayu
menentang
men-ten-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုးဆိုး
so-so
NLNederlands
weerleggen
vee-rleg-gen
NONorsk
imødegå
im-o-deh-ga
PAPA
ਵਿਰੋਧ
vi-ro-dh
PLPolski
zaprzeczać
zap-rzet-cha-ty
PTPortuguês
contradizer
kon-tra-di-zer
RORomână
a contrazice
a kon-tra-zee-tse
RUРусский
опровергнуть
op-ro-ver-gnut'
SVSvenska
motbevisa
mot-be-vee-sa
SWKiswahili
pinga
pin-ga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பார்க்க
e-thir-pa-arka
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధంగా
vi-ru-dhd-dhang-a
THไทย
โต้แย้ง
toe-yaeng
TLTL
tutol
too-tol
TRTürkçe
reddetmek
red-det-mek
UKУкраїнська
переглянути
per-e-gly-nu-ty
URاردو
خلاف کرنا
khilaaf karna
VITiếng Việt
phản bác
phan-bac
YOYO
gba agba
gba agba
ZH中文
反驳
fǎn bó
ZUZU
qaphela
qap-he-la

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