Prognosis meaning

prŏg-nō'sĭs
The definition of a prognosis is the predicted outcome of a disease and the chances of recovery.

An example of prognosis is stage I cancer being treatable and having a good chance of recovery.

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A forecast or prediction.

A gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.

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A forecast or forecasting; esp., a prediction of the probable course of a disease in an individual and the chances of recovery.
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(medicine) A forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge.
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A forecast or prediction.

A gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.

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A forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation; a prediction.
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Origin of prognosis

  • Late Latin prognōsis from Greek from progignōskein to foreknow pro- before pro–2 gignōskein gnō- to know gnō- in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Borrowing from Latin prognōsis, from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prognōsis, “foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction"), from prefix προ- (pro-, “before") + γνῶσις (gnōsis, “inquiry, investigation, knowing"), from γιγνώσκω (gignōskō, “know"). First attested in the mid 17th century.
    From Wiktionary

Prognosis Sentence Examples

  • Meanwhile Donnie and Martha, with Cynthia's help, tried to revive the mortally wounded creature but the prognosis was not good.

  • The prognosis of sulphuric acid poisoning is bad, 60 to 70% of the cases proving fatal.

  • The long-term prognosis looked good and arrangements made for a friend to stay with her during her convalescence.

  • It follows from what has been said that prognosis, or the art of foretelling the course and event of the disease, was a strong point with the Hippocratic physicians.

  • So prognosis became pessimistic, and the therapeutics of the abler men negative, until fresh hopes arose of stemming the tides of evil at their earliest flow.

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