/ prɒgˈnəʊsɪs; NAmE prɑːgˈnoʊ-/ noun ( pl. prog·no·ses / -siːz; NAmE /)
1.
( medical ) an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely development of a disease or an illness
2.
( formal ) a judgement about how sth is likely to develop in the future
SYN forecast :
The prognosis is for more people to work part-time in the future.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek prognōsis , from pro- before + gignōskein know.