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Noun Concept
Categories: Medical terminology
EN
indication  clinical indication  indicated  medical indication  medical indications
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(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure WordNet 3.0
English:
medicine
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(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In medicine, an indication is a valid reason to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery. Wikipedia
Valid reason to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery Wikidata
A symptom or condition that indicates a necessity of a specific medical treatment or procedure. OmegaWiki
Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies. Wiktionary
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The presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
reason
signal
PART OF
medication package insert
HAS KIND
sign
ANTONYM
contraindication
CATEGORY DOMAIN
medicine
DERIVATION
bespeak
indicate
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
OPPOSITE OF
contraindication
STUDIED BY
pharmacology
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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indication
Wikipedia
EN
indication (medicine)
Wikidata
EN
indication
Wiktionary
EN
indication
OmegaWiki
EN
indication
Wikipedia Redirections
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clinical indication, indicated, medical indication, medical indications, Treatment goal
Wikidata Alias
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medical indication, medical indications

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