contraindication

noun

(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

Roots

contracontra- · Latin · against inin- · Latin · toward, in dicaredic- · Latin · to proclaim, point out atio-ation · Latin · act or process of

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The word contraindication breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: contra-, from Latin contra (“against”); in-, from Latin in (“toward, in”); dic, from Latin dicare (“to proclaim, point out”); and -ation, from Latin atio (“act or process of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.