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PROGNOSIS (prognoses)

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Dictionary entry overview: What does prognosis mean?

• PROGNOSIS (noun)
The noun PROGNOSIS has 2 senses:

1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
2. a prediction of the course of a disease

Familiarity information: PROGNOSIS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PROGNOSIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

forecast; prognosis

Hypernyms ("prognosis" is a kind of...):

forecasting; foretelling; prediction; prognostication (a statement made about the future)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prognosis"):

financial forecast (a forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions)

weather forecast; weather outlook (a forecast of the weather)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A prediction of the course of a disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

medical prognosis; prognosis; prospect

Hypernyms ("prognosis" is a kind of...):

medical diagnosis (identification a disease from its symptoms)

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