English Dictionary
Definition of “prognosis”
prognosis (prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs
)
Definitions
noun
- medicine
- a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder
- the chances of recovery from a disease
- any forecast or prediction
Word Origin
C17: via Latin from Greek: knowledge beforehand
Usage examples
She'd been an inpatient on one of the Medical wards for a week now; I understood the prognosis wasn't good.
Pritchard, John, Night Sisters (1993)Treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs at an early stage of the disease might improve the prognosis.
British Medical Journal (2002)She vowed she would walk again, no matter what the prognosis said.
New Zealand Herald (2003)Thanks to Adam, Molly has been given an "excellent prognosis ".
Sun, News of the World (2001)The monthly prognosis is meant to prepare the reader on how to face each month.
Rocky Siu-Kwong Sung, ROCKY SUNG'S GUIDE TO CHINESE ASTROLOGY AND FENG SHUI 2003 (2002)
