prognosis

[prog-noh-sis] /prɒgˈnoʊ sɪs/

noun, plural prognoses

[prog-noh-seez] /prɒgˈnoʊ siz/ (Show IPA)

Medicine/Medical. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.

a forecast or prognostication.

Origin

1645-55; < Late Latin < Greek prógnōsis foreknowledge. See pro-², gnosis

Can be confused

diagnosis, prognosis.

Examples from the web for prognosis

While staff have observed some improvement, the fish's prognosis is not yet clear.
If the accommodation is justified then it is the prognosis of utter despair.
We actually have an almost identical situation at my house, and the prognosis isn't good.
The prognosis for the giant jumping rat may be better than expected, but it is still uncertain.
Now it seems even that dire prognosis was too optimistic, the new report says.
The prognosis for soldiers returning home with symptoms of brain damage is not encouraging.
And the prognosis may soon get even better with new pacemaker technologies.
Declare open season on health workers and the prognosis looks grim.
If this happened tomorrow, your prognosis might not be good.
The lab results are back, and the prognosis is good for real-time telemedicine.

British Dictionary definitions for prognosis

prognosis

/prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/

noun (pl) -noses (-ˈnəʊsiːz)

(med)

a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder
the chances of recovery from a disease

any forecast or prediction

Word Origin

C17: via Latin from Greek: knowledge beforehand

Word Origin and History for prognosis

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.

prognosis in Medicine

prognosis prog·no·sis (prŏg-nō'sĭs)
n. pl. prog·no·ses (-sēz)

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
The likelihood of recovery from a disease.

prog'nos·ti'cian (-nŏs-tĭsh'ən) n.

prognosis in Culture

prognosis [(prog-noh-sis)]

A medical prediction of the future course of a disease and the chance for recovery.

Note: Prognosis is often used as a general term for predicting the unfolding of events: “The governor said that the prognosis for the state's financial future is bleak.”