indications

Noun

indication (countable and uncountable, plural indications)

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.

   Synonyms:

   symptom, evidence, tip-off

3. (rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

   Synonyms:

   mark, token, sign

4. A discovery made; information.
5. (obsolete) An explanation; a display.
   • For the indication either proceeds from one experiment to another; or else from experiments to axioms; which axioms themselves suggest new experiments.1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: Or a Natural History, in Ten Centuries
6. 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.

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