prognosis

Noun
Synonyms: forecastprospectmedical prognosis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will developSynonyms: forecast
  2. a prediction of the course of a diseaseSynonyms: prospectmedical prognosis
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Webster's Dictionary (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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