What it means
A contraindicationkon-truh-in-dih-KAY-shunA reason not to give a drug or do a treatment, because in that person it could cause harm.contra- againstindication a reason to useFull entry is a reason against using a treatment, contraception is acting against conception, and contralateral means on the opposite side of the body.
Related terms
anti-
A word beginning that means against or opposing.
contraindication
A reason not to give a drug or do a treatment, because in that person it could cause harm.