indication

noun

process of recommending a medical course of action; a valid reason, often symptoms, to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery
show, suggesting, pointing to
recommend a course of action
quantity value provided by a measuring instrument

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By surface analysis, indicate + -ion.

An act of pointing out or indicating.
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.”
A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
A discovery made; information.
An explanation; a display.
“For the indication either proceeds from one experiment to another; or else from experiments to axioms; which axioms themselves suggest new experiments.”
“The committee, unknown to the workmen, also followed the next or succeeding mash, which was better made, and obtained the following results: First indication of the saccharometer .. 7⅘ degrees. Last indication of the saccharometer ... 1”
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.”
A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.