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Contraindicated

Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contraindicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Contraindicating.] (Med.) To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require; especially, to indicate that a particular method of treatment should not be used; as, penicilin is contraindicated in patients who have shown hypersensitivity.

Contraindicating symptoms must be observed.
--Harvey.

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contraindicated

vb. (en-past of: contraindicate)

Usage examples of "contraindicated".

Needless to say, the sex humiliation angle is contraindicated for overt homosexuals.

When I replied in the affirmative, Armstrong, whose towering frame and fierce face contraindicated what I knew to be his gentle demeanor, said, "You look as if you're in pain.