Indication

n.	1.
	1.	Act of pointing out or indicating.
	2.	That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. - Addison.
	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 contraindication.

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

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