con‧tra‧in‧di‧ca‧tion /ˌkɒntrəˌɪndəˈkeɪʃən, ˌkɒntrəˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable] medical
a medical reason for not giving someone a particular medicine or drug
—contraindicate /ˌkɒntrəˈɪndəkeɪt, ˌkɒntrəˈɪndɪkeɪt $ ˌkɑːn-/ verb [transitive usually passive]:
In his case, steroids are contraindicated.

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