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- pronunciation:
- prag
no
sihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
prognoses |
| definition 1: |
a forecast of the anticipated course of a disease, esp. of the likelihood of recovery.
It is a serious disease and the prognosis is usually gloomy.- similar words:
- diagnosis, opinion, outlook
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| definition 2: |
a forecast of any course, development, or outcome.
- synonyms:
- forecast
- similar words:
- foretelling, outlook, prediction
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| related words: |
opinion, outlook, prediction |
adjective + (n.)prognosis
accurate,
bad,
better,
desired,
dire,
dismal,
expected,
favorable,
future,
gloomy,
grave,
improved,
initial,
long-term,
medical,
optimistic,
overall,
pessimistic,
poor,
tentative,
visual
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verb + (n.)prognosis
anticipate, associate, carry, defy, emphasize, improve, indicate, influence, outlive, portend, predict
(n.)prognosis
+ verb
diagnose, guard, mix
noun + (n.)prognosis
alteration, breast, cancer, correlation, diagnosis, disease, disorder, doctor, failure, illness, lung, node, surgery, treatment, tumor
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The word prognosis
contains the following parts:
pro-2
Greek
prefix
that means before
  Example words:
amphiprostyle, proem, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticate, program, prokaryote, prolegomenon, prolepsis, prologue, prophet, prophylactic, prostyle, protasis
- synonyms:
- pre-
- antonyms:
- post-
gnos, gnosis, gnom, -gnomy
Greek
root
that means know, knowledge
Example words:
agnostic, diagnose, diagnosis, gnome2, gnomon, gnosis, gnostic, gnosticism, pharmacognosy, physiognomy, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticate
- synonyms:
- cogn, cognit, gnor
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