PROGNOSES

PROGNOSIS

prognosis, prospect, medical prognosis

(noun) a prediction of the course of a disease

prognosis, forecast

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

prognoses

plural of prognosis

Source: Wiktionary


PROGNOSIS

Prog*no"sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Know.] (Med.)

Definition: The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 December 2024

STRAFE

(verb) attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; “civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country’s surrender”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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