PROGNOSTIC


Meaning of PROGNOSTIC in English

[ prɒg'nɒstɪk ]

■ adjective predicting the likely course of a disease or ailment.

■ noun archaic an omen.

Derivatives

~ally adverb

Origin

ME: from L. ~us from Gk prognōstikos , from prognōsis (see prognosis ).

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