Taber's Medical Dictionary
indication
(in″dĭ-kā′shŏn )
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1. A sign or circumstance that suggests the proper treatment of a disease.
2. An approved use for any therapeutic intervention or drug, e.g., in the U.S., a use that has met the standards set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
SYN: SEE: labeled use
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Indication." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741478/all/causal_indication.
Indication. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741478/all/causal_indication. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Indication. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741478/all/causal_indication
Indication [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741478/all/causal_indication.
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