prognosis
Medicine/Medical. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.
a forecast or prognostication.
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How to use prognosis in a sentence
As we near the end of 2020, the prognosis for the American department store is grimmer than it’s ever been.
Small-scale studies done in different settings, on different communities, at different moments in time help researchers get a better picture of patterns and prognoses.
Four science conversations worth having this holiday | Purbita Saha | November 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThank God it was detected early and could result in a positive prognosis.
The Anatomy Of A Breast Cancer Survivor: ‘Early Detection Saved My Life’ | Charli Penn | October 6, 2020 | Essence.comThat’s the prognosis of Bill Gross who is convinced the tech-fueled rally is losing steam, and that investors would be wise to recalibrate their portfolios.
Is M&A back? Investors hope so, and that’s lifting global stocks | Bernhard Warner | September 15, 2020 | FortuneAs capacity shrunk, several nurses told ProPublica, Ochsner employees adopted an unusual method to withhold life-sustaining care from patients with poor prognoses.
The Hospital System Sent Patients With Coronavirus Home to Die. Louisiana Legislators Are Demanding an Investigation. | by Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan | September 14, 2020 | ProPublica
She was in her second trimester when she and her husband were given a grim prognosis.
Women Share Their Secret Abortion Stories For 1 in 3 Campaign | Brandy Zadrozny | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd unless Republicans start pursuing very different priorities in Congress, that prognosis could sting.
With the help of mobility aids and a feeding tube, she lived well past her initial prognosis of death by age 4.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life | Elizabeth Picciuto | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTillis, despite the prognosis, was able to make a full recovery.
North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis: Lawsuits for Me, Not for Thee | Ben Jacobs | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe prognosis of each person runs on a spectrum relative to their genetic loading and their environment.
Diacetic acid may be present, and usually warrants an unfavorable prognosis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe mental faculties are much more completely unbalanced, and the prognosis of the case is more unfavourable.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleySubsequent attacks make the prognosis much more unfavourable.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThis is especially true as regards prognosis and the question of mental deterioration in any given case.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyOnly one feature with regard to them is more favourable, and that is that the ultimate prognosis is not bad.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for prognosis
/ (prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs) /
med
a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder
the chances of recovery from a disease
any forecast or prediction
Origin of prognosis
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for prognosis
[ (prog-noh-sis) ]
A medical prediction of the future course of a disease and the chance for recovery.
Notes for prognosis
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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