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contraindication

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002030

Anything (including a symptom or medical condition) that is a reason for a person to not receive a particular treatment or procedure because it may be harmful. For example, having a bleeding disorder is a contraindication for taking aspirin because treatment with aspirin may cause excess bleeding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002030
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002030",
  "term": "contraindication",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Anything (including a symptom or medical condition) that is a reason for a person to not receive a particular treatment or procedure because it may be harmful. For example, having a bleeding disorder is a contraindication for taking aspirin because treatment with aspirin may cause excess bleeding.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/contraindication/"
}

Record 5,246 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.