nouns
something that serves to indicate or suggest
"an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
"the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
domain category
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
is a type of (narrower)
a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
"there is reason to believe he is lying"
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
"there were indications that it was time to leave"
is a type of (narrower)
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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"