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Definition of prognostically - 3 dictionary results

prog⋅nos⋅tic

  [prog-nos-tik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to prognosis.
2. predictive of something in the future: prognostic signs and symbols.
–noun
3. a forecast or prediction.
4. an omen or portent; sign.
Origin:
1375–1425; (adj.) late ME pronostik < ML prognōsticus < Gk prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equiv. to pro(gi)gns(kein) to know 1 beforehand + -tikos -tic (see pro- 2 , gnostic ); (n.) < L prognōsticon < Gk prognōstikón, neut. of prognōstikós

Related forms:
prog⋅nos⋅ti⋅ca⋅ble, adjective
prog⋅nos⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: prog·nos·tic
Pronunciation: präg-'näs-tik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or serving as ground for a prognosisprognostic sign>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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prognostic prog·nos·tic (prŏg-nŏs'tĭk)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis.

  2. Of or relating to prediction; predictive.

n.

  1. A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.

  2. A sign of a future happening; a portent.

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