prognosis
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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.
[Late Latin prognōsis, from Greek, from progignōskein, to foreknow : pro-, before; see pro-2 + gignōskein, gnō-, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
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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]
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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]
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| Noun | 1. |  prognosis - a prediction about how something (as the weather) will developfinancial 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 diseasemedical diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptoms |
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prognosis
noun forecast, prediction, diagnosis, expectation, speculation, projection, surmise, prognostication The physiotherapists' prognosis was that he might walk in six months.
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prognosis
nounThe act of predicting:
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ennusteprognoosi
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prognosis
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prog·no·sis
n. pronóstico, evaluación del curso probable de una enfermedad.
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prognosis
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