Prognosis meaning
An example of prognosis is stage I cancer being treatable and having a good chance of recovery.
A gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.
A gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.
Origin of prognosis
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Borrowing from Latin prognÅsis, from Ancient Greek Ï€Ïόγνωσις (prognÅsis, “foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction"), from prefix Ï€Ïο- (pro-, “before") + γνῶσις (gnÅsis, “inquiry, investigation, knowing"), from γιγνώσκω (gignÅskÅ, “know"). First attested in the mid 17th century.
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