indication
//ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- indications
Definitions
1.An act of pointing out or indicating.
2.A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.
- All the indications point to drink-driving as the cause of the accident.
- The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness.
3.A discovery made; information.
4.Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).
- Influenza and suspected influenza are FDA-approved indications for oseltamivir.
- The first indication he meets by a dose of calomel, 1o to .30 gm., followed, if necessary, by magnesium sulphate in boiled water.
- In the United States, major depressive disorder is an off-label indication for clomipramine, but in various other countries, it is an approved indication.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3786
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione.
By surface analysis, indicate + -ion.