prägˈnōsə̇s noun
( plural prog·no·ses -ōˌsēz)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek prognōsis, foreknowledge, prognosis, from progignōskein to know beforehand, prognosticate, from pro- pro- (I) + gignōskein to know — more at know
1.
a. : the act or art of foretelling the course of a disease
b. : the prospect of survival and recovery from a disease as anticipated from the usual course of that disease or indicated by special features of the case in question
the prognosis is grave; death usually occurs within one year
2. : forecast , prognostication
that prognosis , though wrong, then seemed justified — F.L.Schuman