Prognoses
verb (used with or without object), prognosed, prognosing. Medicine/Medical.
1.
to subject to or make a prognosis.
noun, plural prognoses
[prog-noh-seez] /prɒgˈnoʊ siz/ (Show IPA)
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.
noun (pl) -noses (-ˈnəʊsiːz)
1.
(med)
a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder
the chances of recovery from a disease
2.
any forecast or prediction
prognosis prog·no·sis (prŏg-nō’sĭs)
n. pl. prog·no·ses (-sēz)
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
prog’nos·ti’cian (-nŏs-tĭsh’ən) n.
prognosis [(prog-noh-sis)]
A medical prediction of the future course of a disease and the chance for recovery.
Note: 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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