Contravindication

/ˌkɒntrəvɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

In medicine, a situation in which a particular treatment is inadvisable or should be avoided because it may be harmful.

Etymology

From contra- (against) plus indication (from indicate). This medical term, formalized in the 20th century, describes conditions that argue *against* using a specific medical treatment.

Kelly Says

If you're allergic to penicillin, that's a contraindication against using penicillin antibiotics—your allergy warns the doctor against that treatment. It's how medicine stays safe!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反駁
fan-bok
ARالعربية
تضاد
ta-dhad
BNবাংলা
বিরোধ
bi-ro-dho
CACatalà
contradicció
kon-tra-dee-k-sio
CSČeština
protiřečení
pro-ti-re-che-ni
DADansk
imodsighed
i-mod-si-ghed
DEDeutsch
Widerlegung
vee-der-leg-ung
ELΕλληνικά
αντικρουσία
an-ti-kroo-see-a
ESEspañol
contradicción
kon-tra-dee-ksion
FAفارسی
مخالفت
mo-kha-la-fat
FISuomi
kiistaminen
kiis-ta-mi-ne
FRFrançais
contradiction
kon-tra-di-ksion
GUGU
વિરોધ
vi-ro-dho
HAHA
a yi
a yi
HEעברית
סתירה
se-ti-ra
HIहिन्दी
विरोध
vi-ro-dho
HUMagyar
ellentmondás
el-len-t-mond-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentangan
pe-ne-ten-ta-gan
IGIG
gba agba
gba agba
ITItaliano
contraddizione
kon-tra-dee-tsione
JA日本語
反論
はんろん
KKKK
қайталама
ka-y-ta-la-ma
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
pra-cha-ang
KO한국어
반박
ban-bak
MRMR
विरोध
vi-ro-dho
MSBahasa Melayu
pertentangan
per-ten-ta-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
တူးတူး
too-too
NLNederlands
wederlegging
vee-der-leg-ging
NONorsk
imotsighet
i-mot-si-get
PAPA
ਵਿਰੋਧ
vi-ro-dh
PLPolski
zaprzeczenie
zap-rzet-che-nie
PTPortuguês
contradição
kon-tra-dee-sã
RORomână
contrazicere
kon-tra-zi-ce-re
RUРусский
противоречие
pro-ti-vo-ree-chee-e
SVSvenska
motbetyg
mot-be-tyg
SWKiswahili
pingamizi
pin-ga-mi-zi
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధత
vi-ru-dhd-tha
THไทย
ความขัดแย้ง
kwan-khut-yaeng
TLTL
paglabag
pa-glag-ab
TRTürkçe
çelişki
che-li-ski
UKУкраїнська
суперечливість
su-per-ech-li-vist
URاردو
تناقض
ta-na-qad
VITiếng Việt
mâu thuẫn
mau thu-an
YOYO
gba agba
gba agba
ZH中文
反驳
fǎn bó
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-ku-thi

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