prognostic

[ prog-nos-tik ]

/ prɒgˈnɒs tɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to prognosis.

predictive of something in the future: prognostic signs and symbols.

noun

a forecast or prediction.

an omen or portent; sign.

Origin of prognostic

1375–1425; (adj.) late Middle English pronostik<Medieval Latin prognōsticus<Greek prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equivalent to pro(gi)gnṓs(kein) to know¹ beforehand + -tikos-tic (see pro-², gnostic); (noun) <Latin prognōsticon<Greek prognōstikón, neuter of prognōstikós

OTHER WORDS FROM prognostic

prog·nos·ti·ca·ble, adjectiveprog·nos·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby prognostic

proglottid, proglottis, prognathous, prognose, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticate, prognostication, prognostic chart, progradation, prograde

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Example sentences from the Web for prognostic

Especially take heed of doing this by way of a prognostic for time to come.
Bunyan|James Anthony Froude
Of these several classes, the first was of the least prognostic importance.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
It calls aloud for judgment; it proclaims its approach; it is a prognostic, a manifest token of it.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians|James Denney
Wat Wilder has observed it at the same time, and confirms the prognostic.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid

The prognostic of Costal about the weather appeared likely to be realised.
The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for prognostic

prognostic

/ (prɒɡˈnɒstɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or serving as a prognosis

foretelling or predicting

noun

med any symptom or sign used in making a prognosis

a sign or forecast of some future occurrence

Word Origin for prognostic

C15: from Old French pronostique, from Latin prognōsticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from progignōskein to know in advance

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Medical definitions for prognostic

prognostic

[ prŏg-nŏs′tĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis.

Of or relating to prediction; predictive.

n.

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

A sign of a future happening; a portent.

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释义	prognostic [ prog-nos-tik ] / prɒgˈnɒs tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prognostic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of or relating to prognosis. predictive of something in the future: prognostic signs and symbols. noun a forecast or prediction. an omen or portent; sign. Origin of prognostic 1375–1425; (adj.) late Middle English pronostik<Medieval Latin prognōsticus<Greek prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equivalent to pro(gi)gnṓs(kein) to know¹ beforehand + -tikos-tic (see pro-², gnostic); (noun) <Latin prognōsticon<Greek prognōstikón, neuter of prognōstikós OTHER WORDS FROM prognostic prog·nos·ti·ca·ble, adjectiveprog·nos·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby prognostic proglottid, proglottis, prognathous, prognose, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticate, prognostication, prognostic chart, progradation, prograde Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prognostic Especially take heed of doing this by way of a prognostic for time to come. Bunyan\|James Anthony Froude Of these several classes, the first was of the least prognostic importance. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900\|George Henry Makins It calls aloud for judgment; it proclaims its approach; it is a prognostic, a manifest token of it. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians\|James Denney Wat Wilder has observed it at the same time, and confirms the prognostic. The Lone Ranche\|Captain Mayne Reid The prognostic of Costal about the weather appeared likely to be realised. The Tiger Hunter\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for prognostic prognostic / (prɒɡˈnɒstɪk) / adjective of, relating to, or serving as a prognosis foretelling or predicting noun med any symptom or sign used in making a prognosis a sign or forecast of some future occurrence Word Origin for prognostic C15: from Old French pronostique, from Latin prognōsticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from progignōskein to know in advance Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prognostic foreboding, guessing, foretelling, auspice, harbinger, straw, augury, sign, forerunner, warning, prognostication, premonition, indication, prophecy, writing, presage, portent, foretoken, boding, prognosticative Medical definitions for prognostic prognostic [ prŏg-nŏs′tĭk ] adj. Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis. Of or relating to prediction; predictive. n. A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease. A sign of a future happening; a portent. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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