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prognostic definition

prog·nos·tic (präg näs′tik)

noun

  1. a sign or indication of things to come; omen
  2. a forecast; prediction

Etymology: ME pronostike < MFr pronostique < L prognosticum < Gr prognōstikon < progignōskein: see prognosis

adjective

  1. foretelling; predictive
  2. Med. of, or serving as a basis for, prognosis

Etymology: ML prognosticus < Gr prognōstikos

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