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in⋅di⋅ca⋅tion

  [in-di-key-shuhn]
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–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; < L indicātiōn- (s. of indicātiō). See indicate, -ion

Synonyms:
1. hint, intimation, portent.
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in·di·ca·tion   (ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of indicating.
  2. Something that serves to indicate; a sign.
  3. Something indicated as necessary or expedient: Bed rest is usually the indication for flu cases.
  4. The degree indicated by a measuring instrument.
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Indication

In`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.]

1. Act of pointing out or indicating.

2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.

The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. --Addison.

3. Discovery made; information. --Bentley.

4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] --Bacon.

5. (Med.) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.

Syn: Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark; evidence; signal.
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Language Translation for : indication
Spanish: indicación,
German: das Anzeichen,
Japanese: しるし
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indication 
1541, from L. indicationem (nom. indicatio) "valuation," from indicare "point out, show," from in- "in" + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction). Verb indicate is first attested 1651.
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indication

  1. An estimate of the bid and ask when a security begins trading. Brokers, dealers, or investors may seek an indication before a security begins trading to help them establish a trading strategy in that security.
  2. A nominal quote disseminated by a stock exchange that gives the range in which a stock will open or reopen. Also called preopening indication.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: in·di·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "in-d&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : a symptom or particular circumstance thatindicates the advisability or necessity of a specific medical treatment or procedure indication for the use of ergot preparations and derivatives —C.H. Thienes> b : something that is indicated as advisable or necessary indication is artificial respiration —Journal of theAmerican Medical Association>
2 : the degree indicated in a specific instance or at a specific time on a graduated physical instrument (as a thermometer)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

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