[prog-nos-tik] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to prognosis. |
| 2. | predictive of something in the future: prognostic signs and symbols. |
| 3. | a forecast or prediction. |
| 4. | an omen or portent; sign. |
s(kein) to know 1 beforehand + -tikos -tic (see pro- 2 , gnostic ); (n.) < L prognōsticon < Gk prognōstikón, neut. of prognōstikós
| prog·nos·tic (prŏg-nŏs'tĭk) adj.
[Middle English pronostik, prognosticating, omen, from Medieval Latin prognōsticus, prognosticating, from Greek prognōstikos, from prognōsis, foreknowledge; see prognosis. N., from Latin prognōsticum, omen, from Greek prognōstikon, from neuter of prognōstikos.] |
prognostic prog·nos·tic (prŏg-nŏs'tĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis.
Of or relating to prediction; predictive.
A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.
A sign of a future happening; a portent.
