prognosis
noun/prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/
/prɑːɡˈnəʊsɪs/
(plural prognoses
/prɒɡˈnəʊsiːz/
/prɑːɡˈnəʊsiːz/
)- (medical) an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely development of a disease or an illness
- to make a prognosis
- The prognosis is not good.
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- (formal) a judgement about how something is likely to develop in the future synonym forecast
- The prognosis is for more people to work part-time in the future.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek prognōsis, from pro- ‘before’ + gignōskein ‘know’.
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