'Prognosis' definitions:

Definition of 'prognosis'

(from WordNet)
noun
A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop [syn: prognosis, forecast]
noun
A prediction of the course of a disease [syn: prognosis, prospect, medical prognosis]

Definition of 'Prognosis'

From: GCIDE
  • Prognosis \Prog*no"sis\ (pr[o^]g*n[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. pro`gnosis, fr. progignw`skein to know beforehand; pro` before + gignw`skein 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 hydrophobia is bad. [1913 Webster]

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