prognosis

prog·no·sis

noun \präg-ˈnō-səs\

plural prog·no·ses\-ˌsēz\

Definition of PROGNOSIS

1

: the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case

2

: forecast, prognostication

Examples of PROGNOSIS

1. Right now, doctors say his prognosis is good.
2. The president had a hopeful prognosis about the company's future.

Origin of PROGNOSIS

Late Latin, from Greek prognōsis, literally, foreknowledge, from progignōskein to know before, from pro- + gignōskein to know — more at know

First Known Use: 1655

Related to PROGNOSIS

Synonyms

auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prediction, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy), soothsaying, vaticination

Related Words

foreboding, harbinger, omen, portent, prevision, prospectus, sign; anticipation, foreknowledge; foresight; conjecture, guess, surmise

Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with PROGNOSIS

cirrhosis, hypnosis, kenosis, lordosis, meiosis, miosis, mitosis, narcosis, necrosis, neurosis, orthosis, osmosis, psychosis, sclerosis, stenosis, thrombosis

prog·no·sis

noun \präg-ˈnō-səs\   (Medical Dictionary)

plural ; prog·no·ses \-ˌsēz\ (audio pronunciation)

Medical Definition of PROGNOSIS

1

: the act or art of foretelling the course of a disease

2

: the prospect of survival and recovery from a disease as anticipated from the usual course of that disease or indicated by special features of the case <the prognosis is poor because of the accompanying cardiovascular disease—P. A. Mead et al>