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prognosis

[prog-noh-sis]

noun

plural

prognoses 
  1. Medicine/Medical.a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.

  2. a forecast or prognostication.



prognosis

/ ɒɡˈəʊɪ /

noun

  1. med

    1. a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder

    2. the chances of recovery from a disease

  2. any forecast or prediction

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prognosis

  1. A medical prediction of the future course of a disease and the chance for recovery.

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Prognosis is often used as a general term for predicting the unfolding of events: “The governor said that the prognosis for the state's financial future is bleak.”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prognosis1

First recorded in 1645–55; from Late Latin, from Greek óō “fǰԴǷɱ岵” pro- 2, gnosis
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prognosis1

C17: via Latin from Greek: knowledge beforehand
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The prognosis for the future of the nation is also “not good,” Mason added, given political polarization doesn’t seem to be dying down.

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Then last month, Biden announced he had stage 4 prostate cancer, a condition with a grim prognosis that would have presented a national crisis if he had managed to win re-election.

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The prognosis, she said, was good, and she encouraged them to write her illness into the show, should she be limited.

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The force thanked well-wishers and added: "While PC Miller's prognosis has improved, he remains in hospital in a critical condition."

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When advanced, aggressive prostate cancers are found, as with Biden, the prognosis — and treatment plan — is of course different, the doctors said.

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