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prognosis [prɒgˈnəʊsɪs] n pl -noses [-ˈnəʊsiːz]
1. (Medicine) Med a. a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder b. the chances of recovery from a disease 2. any forecast or prediction [via Latin from Greek: knowledge beforehand] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
prognosis noun forecast, prediction, diagnosis, expectation, speculation, projection, surmise, prognostication The physiotherapists' prognosis was that he might walk in six months. Translations prognosis How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| There were local tales of his having exerted his powers of prognosis, or perhaps you would say diagnosis; and it was said that in every instance the person whose friends he had warned had died suddenly at the appointed time, and from no assignable cause. It appeared that he had suffered some convulsion, some delirium, and that he had fallen; that the fall had accelerated his end, according to the prognosis of Frere Sylvain. |
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