prognosis
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently knownA forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
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» So what's the prognosis?
И какой прогноз? — marafon
Отже, який прогноз? — deniko
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2 sensesA forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
Prognose, Vorhersage
прогно́зprognóz
прогно́зprohnóz
a prediction of the course of a disease
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.
Prognose
прогно́зprognóz
прогно́зprohnóz
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the courseLearned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis, “forecast of the course and outcome of a disease; (Koine) foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”), from προ- (pro-, prefix meaning ‘before; beforehand’) + γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs, “inquiry, investigation; knowledge”). The plural prognoses is a learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsēs.
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