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prognostic

prognostic

8.8
A sign that shows something will happen in the future
  • noun
  • /prɒɡˈnɒstɪk/
translation icon : pronóstico
  • Can we start seeing that path to build new diagnostics, new prognostics, new biomarkers for this sort of early intervention in Alzheimer's?
  • prognostic marker
  • prognostic factor
  • independent prognostic

Can we start seeing that path to build new diagnostics, new prognostics, new biomarkers for this sort of early intervention in Alzheimer's?

Examples

  • Masses should be recognized as prognostic of inferior recovery.

    Academic text (1996)

  • An independent prognostic marker for overall survival and disease-free survival.

    Academic text (2017)

  • This suggests that histologic grade would be a valuable prognostic factor in breast cancer.

    Academic text (2007)

  • He would smell it and taste it and see whether it contained blood or was frothy, as all of those were worrying prognostic signs.

  • FAM90A1 is an unfavorable prognostic marker in endometrial cancer 34.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Failure to induce a complete remission or a relapse after a remission is a bad prognostic sign, and often a bone marrow.

    Blog text (18)

  • In gastric cancer, the detection of this marker can be used as an independent prognostic factor associated with aggressiveness, poor prognosis, and tumor recurrence 143,145,157.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Doctors often look for specific symptoms as prognostic indicators of a patient's recovery.

  • The presence of certain biomarkers is considered a prognostic sign of cancer progression.

  • Early intervention can serve as a prognostic factor in determining the long-term health of patients.

Synonyms

omen
vsprognostic
91 4.9

A sign or event that people think shows what will happen next

is used for medical or technical signs predicting future developments
portent
vsprognostic
  • Formal
10 8.7

A sign that something important, often bad, will happen

is a general predictive sign without implying great disaster
presage
vsprognostic
  • Literature
1 8.7

A sign or feeling that something bad will happen

is a general indication of future events not necessarily bad

Antonyms

uncertainty
296 4.0

Not being sure about what will happen or what to do

How Predictive

predictor
  • Specialized
22 4.9
prognostic
8.8
sign
∞ 3.2
hint
153 1.5

Surface Forms

prognostic singular
prognostics plural

Morphology

prognostic = prognosis (semi-transparent) = prognosis + ic

The form is a regular adjective derived from 'prognosis' using -ic, but the base word is a specialised medical term, so learners who do not know 'prognosis' may not infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word prognostic comes from Greek parts pro- meaning 'before' and gnosis meaning 'knowledge'. So a prognostic was originally a sign that lets you 'know before' what will happen, and today it means a sign or clue that predicts a future event.