prognosis

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prognosis

/pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/ UK
/pɹɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/ Canada, US
[-səs] Canada, US
/pɹɔɡˈnəʉsɪs/ Australia
/pɹɒɡˈnɐʉsəs/ New Zealand
[pɹɔ̟ɡˈnɐʉsəs] New Zealand
/pɹɒɡˈnəʊsiːz/ UK
/pɹɑɡˈnoʊsiz/ Canada, US
/pɹɔɡˈnəʉsis/ Australia
/pɹɒɡˈnɐʉsis/ New Zealand
[pɹɔ̟ɡˈnɐʉsis] New Zealand

Rhymes with -əʊsɪs

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis, “forecast of the course and outcome of a disease; (Koine) foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”), from προ- (pro-, prefix meaning ‘before; beforehand’) + γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs, “inquiry, investigation; knowledge”). The plural prognoses is a learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsēs.

Cognates

* Middle French prognosie (“forecast, prediction”) (modern French prognosie (obsolete), prognose (“forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”))

* Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā, “intelligence, wisdom; judgment; knowledge”)

noun prognoses

A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. I may say here that it is one of the evidences of original character, that it is apt to baffle all prognosis from a mere observer's standpoint.
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. Hovvbeit it is to be noted (vvhich vve hinted in the prognoſis) that the ſvvelling doth often appear critically and profitably, and thereby the ſick are recovered of their diſeaſes; […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: forecast, prospect, medical prognosis, proleptics, prognostic, prediction, forecasting, foresight, anticipation, outcome, outlook, perspective, projection, diagnostic, diagnosis, pick

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noun forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known

Español	prognosis
Português	prognose, prognóstico
Français	prognostic
Deutsch	Prognose, Vorhersage
Italiano	prognosi
Ελληνικά	πρόγνωση prógnosi
Русский	прогно́з prognóz
Tiếng Việt	chẩn đoán, dự đoán

noun forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge

Español	pronóstico, prognosis
中文	預後 /预后 yùhòu
Português	prognose, prognóstico, pronóstico
Français	pronostic
Deutsch	Prognose
Italiano	prognosi
Ελληνικά	πρόγνωση prógnosi
Русский	прогно́з prognóz

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Chicago

"prognosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prognosis.

BibTeX

@misc{prognosis_2026,
  title = {prognosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prognosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}