Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
prog·no·sis Pronunciation:
präg-'nO-s&s Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural prog·no·ses /-"sEz/ 1 : the act or art of foretelling the course of a disease
2 : the prospect of survival and recovery from a disease as anticipated from theusual course of that disease or indicated by special features of the case
prognosis is grave; death usually occurs within one year>