indication

[in-di-key-shuh n] /ˌɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.
2.
Medicine/Medical. a special symptom or the like that points out a suitable remedy or treatment or shows the presence of a disease.
3.
an act of indicating.
4.
the degree marked by an instrument.
Origin
1535-45; < Latin indicātiōn- (stem of indicātiō). See indicate, -ion
Related forms
reindication, noun
Synonyms
1. hint, intimation, portent.
Examples from the web for indication
  • The tooth evidence provided no clear indication for either meat-eating or omnivorous habits.
  • Solar maximum is coming and if the wind-up is any indication, we'll get to see quite a show when it peaks.
  • Seeing white in this area is usually a good indication that there is abnormal eye bulging.
  • We might look on the bright side and see the argument as an indication of art's allusiveness.
  • Don't cut the letterhead, it is an indication of your current academic affiliation.
  • The turtle behaved normally-the first indication that this type of system had potential as a research tool.
  • The color of the juices in any part of the bird is not a good indication of whether it's done.
  • Alas, the solicitation gives little indication of the actual problem such a system will solve.
  • No group has taken responsibility, and the police gave no indication today that they had any important developments in the case.
  • The court gave no clear indication on how it might decide.
British Dictionary definitions for indication

indication

/ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
1.
something that serves to indicate or suggest; sign: an indication of foul play
2.
the degree or quantity represented on a measuring instrument or device
3.
the action of indicating
4.
something that is indicated as advisable, necessary, or expedient
Word Origin and History for indication
n.

early 15c., from Latin indicationem (nominative indicatio) "an indicating; valuation," noun of action from past participle stem of indicare "point out, show," from in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction).

indication in Medicine

indication in·di·ca·tion (ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən)
n.

  1. Something that points to or suggests the proper treatment of a disease, as that demanded by its cause or symptoms.

  2. Something indicated as necessary or expedient, as in the administration of a drug.

  3. The degree indicated by a measuring instrument.