|1.||something that serves to indicate or suggest; sign: an indication of foul play|
|2.||the degree or quantity represented on a measuring instrument or device|
|3.||the action of indicating|
|4.||something that is indicated as advisable, necessary, or expedient|
indication in·di·ca·tion (ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən)
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.