prognosis
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7.2
- noun
- /prɒɡˈnoʊsɪs/
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pronóstico
- The corrective surgery performed last Saturday was successful; the prognosis is, of course, guarded.
- poor prognosis
- diagnosis and prognosis
- treatment and prognosis
But I can tell you the prognosis, it's just not good.
- But I can tell you the prognosis, it's just not good.
- Tagomi said his prognosis was gloomy, he goes on.
- But if I do nothing, no standard of care, what's the prognosis?
- So triple negative breast cancer has the worst prognosis.
- I'm interested in in what what you were told the prognosis is.
- And, and the, the prognosis at that time was he's fine, you know, this kid is fine, but just, we're just going to keep an eye on it.
- So what, what is your prognosis on this whole industry going from the what I call God's money to people's money or crypto money, which was Bitcoin?
- There is potential that that might be driving prognosis in terms of experience of breast cancer.
- I want, I want AI want a diagnosis or a clean prognosis.
- And we also know that if a Melanoma becomes innovative, then the prognosis for that patient is worse.
- And when their prognosis become self fulfilling, then I, you know, I get upset.
- We'll see how it sits, but I think the prognosis for it is that they seem like they're going down the American route.
Examples
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The doctor gave her a good prognosis after the treatment began to show results.
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His prognosis is good.
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At this point the prognosis is very positive.
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And her prognosis was terminal.
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Most people want honest discussions about their prognosis in order to plan their future wishes.
Academic text (2012) -
Louella would be down for the count for a while, but the prognosis looked good.
Fiction book (1999) -
The greatly improved long-term prognosis for cancer patients has magnified the need for intensive care.
Academic text (1993) -
Patients often seek a clear prognosis to understand how their condition may improve.
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After extensive tests, the specialists provided an optimistic prognosis for the young patient.
Synonyms
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3.3
A chance that something will happen in the future
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2.6
A guess about what will happen in the future based on facts or signs
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1.8
A statement that says what will probably happen, for example the weather or business
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9.3
A statement about what will happen in the future
A doctor's prediction of how a disease will develop and if someone will recover
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A doctor's prediction of how a disease will develop and if someone will recover
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prognosis comes from Greek parts pro- 'before' and -gnosis 'knowledge', the same idea you see in diagnosis. So a prognosis is like 'knowing before' — a doctor's or expert's prediction about how a situation or illness will turn out.