loading...| Preferred Name |
contraindication |
| Definitions |
A contraindication is a disposition that increases the risk of harm involved in using a particular drug, carrying out a medical procedure, or engaging in a particular activity such that the risk of harm exceeds a threshold. An contraindication serves as a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OAE_0000055 |
| definition editor |
Yongqun He, Sirarat Sarntivijai, Mathias Brochhausen, William Hogan, Philip E. Empey |
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| label |
contraindication |
| prefixIRI |
OAE:0000055 |
| prefLabel |
contraindication |
| textual definition |
A contraindication is a disposition that increases the risk of harm involved in using a particular drug, carrying out a medical procedure, or engaging in a particular activity such that the risk of harm exceeds a threshold. An contraindication serves as a reason to withhold a certain medical treatment. |
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