n. A forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge.
n. A forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation; a prediction.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A foreknowing of the course of events; forecast.
n. A forecast of the probable course and termination of a case of disease; also, what is thus forecast.
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n. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
n. a prediction of the course of a disease
Word Usage
"Surgery was performed to insert a screw, and the prognosis is the man expected to replace Jarrett Brown will be out until nearly the start of the spring."