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| prog·nos·tic [ prog nóstik ] |
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1. of disease prognosis: relating to or acting as a prognosis of a disease
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2. of prediction: relating to or acting as a prediction
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noun (plural prog·nos·tics) |
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1. indication of course of disease: an indicator used in making a prognosis concerning a disease
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2. prediction: a prediction as to how a given situation will develop
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| [15th century. Via French and Latin< Greek prognōstikos "of knowledge beforehand" < prognōsis (see prognosis)] |
