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prognosis

/pɹɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/noun3 syllables

Prognosis means: a prediction of the course of a disease.

Synonyms for prognosis3

noun, as in a prediction of the course of a disease

prospect, medical prognosis

noun, as in a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

forecast

What does prognosis mean?2

noun

1

a prediction of the course of a disease

2

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with prognosis?5

three syllables

sclerosishypnosispsychosisfibrosis

four syllables

diagnosis
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Prognosis in a sentence

  • Marcus was spot on in his prognosis, as the results before us now show.sundown
  • We will have a discussion concerning the prognosis.larsyencken
  • The doctor shared an optimistic prediction regarding the patient's prognosis.Miktsoanit
  • Defying the prognosis, the patient survived.AlanF_US
  • The lung cancer has a dire prognosis.ultiva31
  • I'm afraid the prognosis isn't good.CM
  • The prognosis does not look favorable.mailohilohi
  • I was given an unfavorable prognosis.mailohilohi

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Forms of prognosis

as a noun

plural
prognoses