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prognosis
[prog-noh-sis]
noun
plural
prognosesMedicine/Medical.a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.
a forecast or prognostication.
prognosis
/ ɒɡˈəʊɪ /
noun
med
a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder
the chances of recovery from a disease
any forecast or prediction
prognosis
A medical prediction of the future course of a disease and the chance for recovery.
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of prognosis1
Example Sentences
The prognosis for the future of the nation is also “not good,” Mason added, given political polarization doesn’t seem to be dying down.
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.
The prognosis, she said, was good, and she encouraged them to write her illness into the show, should she be limited.
The force thanked well-wishers and added: "While PC Miller's prognosis has improved, he remains in hospital in a critical condition."
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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