in·di·ca·tion
n 1 a : a symptom or particular circumstance that indicates the advisability or necessity of a specific medical treatment or procedure <postpartum hemorrhage is the chief for the use of ergot preparations and derivatives -C. H. Thienes> b : something that is indicated as advisable or necessary <in case of collapse the immediate is artificial respiration -Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.> 2 : the degree indicated in a specific instance or at a specific time on a graduated physical instrument (as a thermometer) .
Similar sounding terms: in·duc·tion
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. © 1997-2024.
|
|
|