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prognosis

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /prɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/ · UK /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/

prognosis means: A doctor’s judgment about how an illness will develop and whether a patient will recover.

noun

MEDICAL OUTLOOKC1

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?

How to use it: prognosis for someone/something (The prognosis for her recovery is good.)

Similar words: outlook

Common phrases: good prognosis, poor prognosis, prognosis for someone

FUTURE OUTLOOKC2

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.

How to use it: prognosis for something (The prognosis for the industry remains uncertain.)

Similar words: outlook, forecast, prediction

Common phrases: economic prognosis, prognosis for something, bleak prognosis

Questions about prognosis

What does prognosis mean?

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

What is prognosis in other languages?

Türkçe: prognoz · Español: pronóstico · Français: pronostic · Deutsch: Prognose · Italiano: prognosi · 日本語: 予後

How do you pronounce prognosis?

In American English /prɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/; in British English /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/.

How do you use prognosis in a sentence?

The doctor gave a good prognosis. Early treatment can improve the prognosis.

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