prognosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce prognosis in British English:
UK [prɒgˈnəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce prognosis in American English:
US [prɑgˈnoʊsɪs]
-
- Noun:
- a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
- a prediction of the course of a disease
Word Origin
- prognosis (n.)
- 1650s, "forecast of the probable course of a disease," from Late Latin prognosis, from Greek prognosis "foreknowledge," also, in medicine, "predicted course of a disease," from stem of progignoskein "come to know beforehand," from pro- "before" (see pro-) + gignoskein "come to know" (see gnostic). General (non-medical) use in English from 1706. A back-formed verb prognose is attested from 1837. Related: Prognosed; prognosing.
Example
- 1. Tuesday 's downbeat prognosis offers little reason to disagree .
- 2. The prognosis for them is not so good .
- 3. This dismal prognosis is premature .
- 4. The economic prognosis was equally downbeat .
- 5. And the general prognosis is poor .