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prognosis definition

prog·no·sis (präg nō′sis)

noun pl. prognoses -·ses′ (-sēz′)

a forecast or forecasting; esp., a prediction of the probable course of a disease in an individual and the chances of recovery

Etymology: LL < Gr prognōsis < progignōskein < pro-, before (see pro-) + gignōskein, to know

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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