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prognostic [prɒgˈnɒstɪk] adj 1. (Medicine) of, relating to, or serving as a prognosis 2. foretelling or predicting n
1. (Medicine) Med any symptom or sign used in making a prognosis 2. a sign or forecast of some future occurrence [from Old French pronostique, from Latin prognōsticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from progignōskein to know in advance] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations prognostic adj (form) → prognostisch 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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And that we despairing ones have now come into thy cave, and already no longer despair:--it is but a prognostic and a presage that better ones are on the way to thee,-- Such was the first distinguished exploit of Miss Frederica Vernon; and, if we consider that it was achieved at the tender age of sixteen, we shall have room for the most flattering prognostics of her future renown. One great excellency in this tribe, is their skill at prognostics, wherein they seldom fail; their predictions in real diseases, when they rise to any degree of malignity, generally portending death, which is always in their power, when recovery is not: and therefore, upon any unexpected signs of amendment, after they have pronounced their sentence, rather than be accused as false prophets, they know how to approve their sagacity to the world, by a seasonable dose. |
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