prognosis

prog·no·sis

 (prŏg-nō′sĭs)

n. pl. prog·no·ses (-sēz)

1.

a. A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.

b. The likelihood of recovery from a disease.

2. A forecast or prediction: a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.

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[Late Latin prognōsis, from Greek, from progignōskein, to foreknow : pro-, before; see pro-² + gignōskein, gnō-, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

prognosis

(prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs)

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

[C17: via Latin from Greek: knowledge beforehand]

prog•no•sis

(prɒgˈnoʊ sɪs)

n., pl. -ses (-sēz).

1. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery.

2. a forecast or prognostication.

[1645–55; < Late Latin < Greek prógnōsis foreknowledge. See prognostic, -sis]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prognosis - a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop forecast forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication - a statement made about the future financial forecast - a forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions weather forecast, weather outlook - a forecast of the weather
	2.	prognosis - a prediction of the course of a disease medical prognosis, prospect medical diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptoms

prognosis

noun forecast, prediction, diagnosis, expectation, speculation, projection, surmise, prognostication The physiotherapists' prognosis was that he might walk in six months.

prognosis

noun

The act of predicting:

forecast, outlook, prediction, prognostication, projection.

Translations

πρόγνωση

pronóstico

ennusteprognoosi

pronostic

prognosi

prognosis

[prɒgˈnəʊsɪs] N (prognoses (pl)) [prɒgˈnəʊsiːz] (Med) → pronóstico m

prognosis

[prɒgˈnəʊsɪs] [prognoses] [prɒgˈnəʊsiːz] (pl) n → pronostic m

prognosis

n pl <prognoses> → Prognose f, → Vorhersage f, → Voraussage f

prognosis

[prɒgˈnəʊsɪs] n (prognoses (pl)) [prɒgˈnəʊsiːz] (Med) → prognosi f inv

prog·no·sis

n. pronóstico, evaluación del curso probable de una enfermedad.

prognosis

n (pl -ses) pronóstico