prognosis

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɒgˈnəʊsɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɑgˈnoʊsɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prog nō′sis)

Inflections of 'prognosis' (n): npl: prognoses

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
prog•no•sis /prɑgˈnoʊsɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ses /-siz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Medicinea forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery.
  2. a forecast or prediction.
prog•nos•tic /prɑgˈnɑstɪk/USA pronunciation  adj. See -gnos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
prog•no•sis  (prog nō′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Medicinea forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, esp. of the chances of recovery.
  2. a forecast or prognostication.
  • Greek prógnōsis foreknowledge. See pro-2, gnosis
  • Late Latin
  • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prognosis /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/ n ( pl -noses /-ˈnəʊsiːz/)
  1. a prediction of the course or outcome of a disease or disorder
  2. any forecast or prediction
Etymology: 17th Century: via Latin from Greek: knowledge beforehand
'prognosis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
prognostic - gnosis - prognose

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