indication

(n) something that serves to indicate or suggest
- an indication of foul play
- indications of strain
- symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
indicant,
(n) the act of indicating or pointing out by name denotation,
(n) (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
- the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics
(n) something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
- there were indications that it was time to leave
(n) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
- he could not believe the meter reading
- the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
meter reading, reading,

indicant denotation meter reading reading

contraindication

indicative