EGAVE

indication

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 15.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An act of pointing out or indicating.
  2. noun A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
    There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.
  3. noun A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
  4. noun A discovery made; information.
  5. noun An explanation; a display.
  6. noun 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.
  7. noun A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.

Similar words

indicating indicia indicative indicate indicator specify designation mention information designator

Often followed by

of that for is in as to from and

Word family

indicate indicated indicates indicating indicational indications indicative indicator indicators

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