indication
37
5.1
- noun
- /ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
indicación
- Many patients are transfused before or after surgery, but the indications for such transfusions are not clear.
- indications for treatment
- indications for surgery
- indications and contraindications
That said, there is no indication or no medical necessity.
- That said, there is no indication or no medical necessity.
- And these are things that the FDA says, these are good indications, these are on label indications.
Examples
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No indication of disease.
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No indication for treatment at this time.
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That said, there is no indication or no medical necessity.
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Doc is trying to feel hardness, which is an indication of cancer.
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There's no indication for surgery.
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Thus, the present results do not offer any indication of causal relations among the variables.
Academic text (1994) -
Both techniques have an established indication for the treatment of acoustic neuromas.
Academic text (2008) -
However, the benefits of surgery have not been proven beyond doubt, and its indications remain controversial.
Academic text (2008) -
However, the risk of neonatal herpes is very low and is not an indication for caesarean section.
Academic text (2015) -
The doctor told me that there is no valid indication for treating the condition with antibiotics.
Antonyms
- Specialized
2
7.7
A reason not to give a medical treatment because it would harm the patient
Compounds
- Specialized
A name or sign on a product showing it comes from a specific place, like Champagne
How Strong
150
2.0
∞
1.8
- Specialized
37
5.1
170
3.0
∞
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indication comes from the old Latin verb indicare, which means 'to point out' and is the same root as indicate and index. In medicine, an indication is a reason 'pointed out' for using a treatment, so it tells doctors when a treatment should be used.