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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.] (Med.) To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require; especially, to indicate that a particular method of treatment should not be used; as, penicilin is contraindicated in patients who have shown hypersensitivity. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
contraindicate
verb: make a treatment inadvisable [ant: {indicate}, {indicate}]
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