prognosis

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  1. noun A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
  2. noun The likelihood of recovery from a disease.
  3. noun A forecast or prediction: a gloomy prognosis for economic recovery.

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  • On Monday, when Mr. Jobs officially returns to work, the board should put out a straightforward, unambiguous statement about what Mr. Jobs's health problems are, what his prognosis is and whether those problems will affect his ability to lead. —  NYT > Technology
  • On the other hand, the prognosis is a lot bleaker for the kind of speculative capitalism that triggered the market meltdown. —  The Register's Daily Blog
  • Implicit in such a prognosis is the author's own intellectual predilections that veer between the religious reformist and secularist. —  Asia Times Online
  • I can't believe the prognosis is as bleak as all that, but Ross assures me that yes, it is —  The Guardian World News
  • The crew has been in touch with the shore doctor and the prognosis was all positive with no signs of bone or ligament damage - the only problem now is trying to keep the skin dry in order for it to heal, Charlie had been covering some of Theirry's watch to help process which is going well so far. —  Sail-World.com USA Latest News
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  1. Late Latin prognōsis, from Greek, from progignōskein, to foreknow : pro-, before; see pro-2 + gignōskein, gnō-, to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French prognose = Italian prognosi, from Latin prognosis, from Greek πρόγνωσις, foreknowledge, forecast, from προγιγνώσκειν, know beforehand, from πρό, before, + γιγνώσκειν, know, perceive: see know, gnosis.
 

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