symptom vs indication

indication vs symptom

symptom and indication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
symptom	Yes	No	No	No
indication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indication is a hypernym of symptom; that is, indication is a word with a broader meaning than symptom:

symptom: anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
indication: something that serves to indicate or suggest

Other hypernyms of symptom include indicant.

symptom (noun)	indication (noun)
anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence	a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease	something that serves to indicate or suggest
	the act of indicating or pointing out by name
	(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
	something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

Difference between symptom and indication

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