A prognosis is an estimate of the future of someone or something, especially about whether a patient will recover from an illness.
[formal]
If the cancer is caught early the prognosis is excellent.
...a gloomy prognosis of the Scots' championship prospects.
Synonyms: forecast, prediction, diagnosis, expectation More Synonyms of prognosis
prognosis in British English
(prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural-noses (-ˈnəʊsiːz)
1. medicine
a.
a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder
b.
the chances of recovery from a disease
2.
any forecast or prediction
Word origin
C17: via Latin from Greek: knowledge beforehand
prognosis in American English
(prɑgˈnoʊsɪs)
nounWord forms: pluralprogˈnoˌses (prɑgˈnoʊˌsiz)
a forecast or forecasting; esp., a prediction of the probable course of a disease in an individual and the chances of recovery
Word origin
LL < Gr prognōsis < progignōskein < pro-, before (see pro-1) + gignōskein, to know
Examples of 'prognosis' in a sentence
prognosis
The life expectancy of a sufferer is around 13, though some are given a sunnier prognosis.
The Sun (2016)
The life expectancy of a sufferer is around 13, though some are given a sunnier prognosis.
The Sun (2016)
The doctor said the prognosis was very poor.
Christianity Today (2000)
The prognosis is not good where there has been previous union conflict or mistrust.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
Her father had been diagnosed with cancer and the prognosis was bad.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Due to the extent of the damage are unable to give a definite prognosis at this stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The initial prognosis was that he would need between three and four weeks to recover.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The prognosis in his early years was less optimistic but he proved us all wrong.
The Sun (2010)
Yet she and other politicians prefer not to dwell on the gloomy prognosis.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At the beginning of their working relationship the prognosis was poor.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
My stomach has shrunk and my prognosis is good.
The Sun (2015)
The initial prognosis often proves to be the correct one.
The Sun (2010)
Yet all this might be too gloomy a prognosis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My early diagnosis meant my prognosis was good.
The Sun (2016)
The initial prognosis for his back injury is an absence of four to six weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Doctors should offer patients an opportunity to talk about their prognosis and give information about what might happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The gloomy prognosis comes amid fears of a surge in unemployment as businesses look to rein in their costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Dad now has cancer and the prognosis isn't looking good.
The Sun (2014)
Although the hue would change, the early prognosis was rosy.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The precise cause was unknown, making it difficult for her doctors to give a prognosis.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was recognized that the prognosis was poor, and that the range of effective treatments was limited.
Benjamin Woolley THE HERBALIST: Nicholas Culpeper Rebel Physician (2004)
I live in hope that its long-term prognosis is terminal.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Under plans, doctors and nurses would be trained in how to approach a patient 's prognosis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But the figures confirm the poor prognosis of lung cancer, survivors of which account for just three percent of all cancer patients alive after ten years.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At that point, inevitably, you find yourself doing an audit on the past and making a prognosis for the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
prognosis
British English: prognosis NOUN
A prognosis is an estimate of the future of someone or something, especially about whether a patient will recover from an illness.
The doctor's prognosis was that I might walk within 12 months.
American English: prognosis
Brazilian Portuguese: prognóstico
Chinese: > 预后尤指对病人能否康复的
European Spanish: pronóstico
French: pronostic
German: Prognose
Italian: prognosi
Japanese: 予後
Korean: > 예후병의
European Portuguese: prognóstico
Latin American Spanish: pronóstico
(noun)
Definition
any forecast
The physiotherapists' prognosis was that he might walk in six months.
Synonyms
forecast
He delivered his election forecast.
prediction
He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year.
diagnosis
She needs to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis.
expectation
Sales of the car have far exceeded expectations.
speculation
I had published my speculations about the future of the universe.
projection
the company's sales projections for the next year
surmise
Her surmise proved correct.
prognostication
The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of diagnosis
She needs to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis.
Synonyms
opinion,
result,
verdict,
conclusion,
judgment,
interpretation,
prognosis,
pronouncement
in the sense of expectation
Definition
the state of expecting or of being expected
Sales of the car have far exceeded expectations.
Synonyms
projection,
supposition,
assumption,
calculation,
belief,
forecast,
assurance,
likelihood,
probability,
presumption,
conjecture,
surmise,
presupposition
in the sense of prediction
Definition
something that is forecast in advance
He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year.
Synonyms
prophecy,
forecast,
prognosis,
divination,
prognostication,
augury,
soothsaying,
sortilege
Nearby words of
prognosis
profusion
progenitor
progeny
prognosis
prognostic
prognosticate
prognostication
Synonyms of 'prognosis'
prognosis
Explore 'prognosis' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of prognostication
The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.
Synonyms
prediction,
expectation,
forecast,
speculation,
projection,
prophecy,
prognosis,
surmise,
vaticination
in the sense of projection
Definition
a part that juts out
the company's sales projections for the next year
Synonyms
forecast,
estimate,
reckoning,
prediction,
calculation,
estimation,
computation,
extrapolation
in the sense of speculation
I had published my speculations about the future of the universe.
Synonyms
theory,
opinion,
hypothesis,
conjecture,
guess,
consideration,
deliberation,
contemplation,
surmise,
guesswork,
supposition
in the sense of surmise
Definition
a conclusion based on incomplete or uncertain evidence