prognostic
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8.2
- adjective
- /prɒɡˈnɒstɪk/
- Specialized
:
pronóstico
- In addition, many authors failed to explain the rationale for choosing the prognostic factors that they decided to follow.
- prognostic factors
- prognostic indicator
- prognostic significance
Examples
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However, no prospective data exist that support a causative or prognostic association.
Academic text (2016) -
A lot of work has been undertaken to develop prognostic indicators in a variety of conditions.
Academic text (2012) -
Attempts to identify positive prognostic criteria have not lived up to their promise.
Academic text (2008) -
No consensus exists in the literature as to the prognostic importance of age.
Academic text (2005) -
In our analysis, we identified prognostic factors that would predict survival.
Academic text (2017) -
A special focus was placed on the clinical association and prognostic significance of both genes in NSCLC.
Academic text (2007) -
As a result, they were unable to identify any definitive prognostic indicator in their cohort of dysphonic patients.
Academic text (2010) -
The impact of possible imbalances in prognostic factors was investigated with a proportional hazards model.
Academic text (1991) -
Age at initial dislocation is the most important prognostic factor regarding the risk of recurrence instability.
Academic text (2003) -
The doctors used a variety of prognostic tools to predict the patient's recovery outcome.
Synonyms
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Able to show or guess what will happen in the future
Able to help predict future events
Antonyms
How Predictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word prognostic comes from Greek parts pro- 'before' and gnosis 'knowledge', which gives the idea of 'knowing before'. That's why in medicine something is called prognostic when it gives information that helps predict how a disease will develop.