prognosis

Prognose

Die ärztliche Einschätzung, wie eine Krankheit verlaufen wird und ob der Patient wieder gesund wird.

In einfachem Englisch: A doctor’s judgment about how an illness will develop and whether a patient will recover.

• The doctor gave a good prognosis.
• Early treatment can improve the prognosis.
• What is the prognosis for patients with this disease?

So benutzt man es: prognosis for someone/something (The prognosis for her recovery is good.)

Synonyme: outlook

Häufige Wendungen: good prognosis, poor prognosis, prognosis for someone

Prognose

Eine Einschätzung, wie sich eine Situation entwickeln wird, anhand der heutigen Kenntnisse.

In einfachem Englisch: A judgment about how a situation will develop, based on what is known now.

• The economic prognosis looks poor.
• Her prognosis for the business was optimistic.
• Events soon challenged his gloomy prognosis.

So benutzt man es: prognosis for something (The prognosis for the industry remains uncertain.)

Synonyme: outlook, forecast, prediction

Häufige Wendungen: economic prognosis, prognosis for something, bleak prognosis