| indication | A circumstance which points to or shows the cause, pathology, treatment or issue of an attack of disease, that which points out, that which serves as a guide or warning. Origin: L. Indicatio (18 Nov 1997) |
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| causal | Pertaining to a cause, directed against a cause. (18 Nov 1997) |
| causal additivity | The relationship between two or more causal components such that their combined effect is the algebraic sum of their individual effects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| causal independence | The state of systems that share no causes or effects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| causal treatment | Treatment aimed at reversing the causal factor in a disease. (05 Mar 2000) |