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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prog•nos•tic (prog nos′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - Medicineof or pertaining to prognosis.
- predictive of something in the future:prognostic signs and symbols.
n. - a forecast or prediction.
- an omen or portent;
sign.
- Greek prognōstikón, neuter of prognōstikós
- Latin prognōsticon
- Greek prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equivalent. to pro(gi)gnó̄s(kein) to know1 beforehand + -tikos -tic (see pro-2, gnostic); (noun, nominal)
- Medieval Latin prognōsticus
- (adjective, adjectival) late Middle English pronostik 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prognostic /prɒɡˈnɒstɪk/ adj - of, relating to, or serving as a prognosis
- foretelling or predicting
n - any symptom or sign used in making a prognosis
- a sign or forecast of some future occurrence
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French pronostique, from Latin prognōsticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from progignōskein to know in advance prog•no•sis /prɑgˈnoʊsɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ses /-siz/.USA pronunciation - Medicinea forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery.
- a forecast or prediction.
prog•nos•tic /prɑgˈnɑstɪk/USA pronunciation adj. See -gnos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prog•no•sis (prog nō′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation - Medicinea forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery.
- a forecast or prognostication.
- Greek prógnōsis foreknowledge. See pro-2, gnosis
- Late Latin
- 1645–55
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