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prognosis — 1650s, forecast of the probable course of a disease, from L.L. prognosis, from Gk. prognosis foreknowledge, from progignoskein come to know beforehand, from pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + gignoskein come to know (see GNOSTIC (Cf. gn … Etymology dictionary
prognosis — [präg nō′sis] n. pl. prognoses [präg nō′sēz΄] [LL < Gr prognōsis < progignōskein < pro , before (see PRO 1) + gignōskein, to KNOW] a forecast or forecasting; esp., a prediction of the probable course of a disease in an individual and the … English World dictionary
prognosis — pronóstico de la evolución de un ataque o de una enfermedad. Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
prognosis — I noun conjecture, estimate, foreboding, forecast, foreknowledge, foresight, foretelling, guess, opinion, preannouncement, prediction, prefiguration, prefigurement, premonition, prenotice, presage, presagement, presumption, prognostication,… … Law dictionary
prognosis — *diagnosis … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prognosis — [n] forecast cast, diagnosis, expectation, foretelling, guess, prediction, prevision, prognostication, projection, prophecy, speculation, surmise; concepts 274,689 … New thesaurus
prognosis — (Del gr. πρόγνωσις). f. Conocimiento anticipado de algún suceso. Se usa comúnmente hablando de la previsión meteorológica del tiempo … Diccionario de la lengua española
prognosis — ► NOUN (pl. prognoses) ▪ a forecast, especially of the likely course of a disease or ailment. ORIGIN Greek, from pro before + gign skein know … English terms dictionary
Prognosis — For other uses, see Prognosis (disambiguation). Prognosis (Greek πρόγνωση literally fore knowing, foreseeing) is a medical term to describe the likely outcome of an illness. When applied to large statistical populations, prognostic estimates can… … Wikipedia
prognosis — (Del gr. prognosis.) ► sustantivo femenino Conocimiento anticipado de una cosa, en especial del tiempo meteorológico. IRREG. plural prognosis * * * prognosis (del gr. «prógnōsis») f. *Conocimiento anticipado de un suceso. ⊚ Se aplica… … Enciclopedia Universal
