Indication
In`di`ca´tion
| n. | 1. | |
| 1. | Act of pointing out or indicating. | |
| 2. | That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. | |
| 3. | Discovery made; information. | |
| 4. | Explanation; display. | |
| 5. | (Med.) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies. Opposite of |
| Noun | 1. | indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" Synonyms: indicant |
| 2. | indication - the act of indicating or pointing out by name Synonyms: denotation | |
| 3. | indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" Antonyms: contraindication - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment | |
| 4. | indication - something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave" | |
| 5. |  indication - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"Synonyms: meter reading, reading |