Definition of "indication" in English

noun

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.

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

4. A discovery made; information.

5. (obsolete) An explanation; a display.

6. (medicine) 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.
   • In the United States, major depressive disorder is an off-label indication for clomipramine, but in various other countries, it is an approved indication.
   • The theme of treatment failure of previous treatments plus continuing impairment (pain and poor function) appears among the indications for many types of joint replacement surgery.

7. (finance) A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.