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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.
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Indication
is always a great word to know.
So is mandible. Does it mean:
| the basinlike cavity in the lower part of the trunk of many vertebrates, formed in humans by the innominate bones, sacrum, etc. |
| the bone of the lower jaw. |
Example Sentences
- The tooth evidence provided no clear indication for either meat-eating or omnivorous habits.
- Because light also turns potatoes green, a green hue is a pretty good indication of toxicity.
- Moreover, there is no indication that the project will divert water to arid regions.
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Word Origin & History
indication
1540s, 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).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
indication in·di·ca·tion (ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən)
n.
Something that points to or suggests the proper treatment of a disease, as that demanded by its cause or symptoms.
Something indicated as necessary or expedient, as in the administration of a drug.
The degree indicated by a measuring instrument.
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