a sign, symptom, or piece of evidence that, together with others, points to a particular conclusion or diagnosis.
From co- + indication. Indication comes from Latin indicare. The noun form emerged in medical and legal contexts to describe multiple pointers working together.
Medical students learn that a single symptom is unreliable, but when multiple coindicators appear together—like specific lab values, imaging, and patient history—the diagnosis becomes nearly certain.
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