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contraindication

/ˌkɒntɹə.ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
con-traindi-ca-tion
IPA
/ˌkɒntɹə.ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English indication English contraindication From contra- + indication.

Inflected Forms

contraindications (plural)

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce contraindication?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒntɹə.ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does contraindication mean?
A factor or symptom which makes a certain treatment inadvisable, generally or individually.
Where does contraindication come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English indication English contraindication From contra- + indication.

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