Prognosis Definition
prŏg-nōsĭs
prognoses
noun
prognoses
A forecast or forecasting; esp., a prediction of the probable course of a disease in an individual and the chances of recovery.
Webster's New World
The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
American Heritage Medicine
A forecast or prediction.
A gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Prognosis
Noun
Singular:
prognosis
Plural:
prognosesOrigin of Prognosis
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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
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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
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