indicant vs symptom

indicant

noun
  • That which indicates or points out. 

adj
  • Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating. 

symptom

noun
  • A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable. 

  • A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer. 

How often have the words indicant and symptom occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )