Prognosis

  • 1prognosis — 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 …

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  • 2Prognosis — Prog*no sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to know beforehand; ? before + ? to know. See {Know}.] (Med.) The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3prognosis — [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

  • 4prognosis — pronóstico de la evolución de un ataque o de una enfermedad. Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …

    Diccionario médico

  • 5prognosis — I noun conjecture, estimate, foreboding, forecast, foreknowledge, foresight, foretelling, guess, opinion, preannouncement, prediction, prefiguration, prefigurement, premonition, prenotice, presage, presagement, presumption, prognostication,… …

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  • 6prognosis — *diagnosis …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7prognosis — [n] forecast cast, diagnosis, expectation, foretelling, guess, prediction, prevision, prognostication, projection, prophecy, speculation, surmise; concepts 274,689 …

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  • 8prognosis — (Del gr. πρόγνωσις). f. Conocimiento anticipado de algún suceso. Se usa comúnmente hablando de la previsión meteorológica del tiempo …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 9prognosis — ► 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

  • 10Prognosis — 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… …

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