contraindication
US /ˌkɑːn.trəˌɪn.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌkɒn.trəˌɪn.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
名詞
禁忌症
a reason why something is not advisable or should not be used as a course of treatment or a particular drug, especially a symptom or condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable.
範例:
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Pregnancy is a contraindication for certain medications.
懷孕是某些藥物的禁忌症。
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A high fever is a contraindication for this type of therapy.
高燒是這種療法的禁忌症。