Associations to the word «Prognosis»

Wiktionary

PROGNOSIS, noun. (medicine) A forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge.
PROGNOSIS, noun. A forecast of the future course, or outcome, of a situation; a prediction.

Dictionary definition

PROGNOSIS, noun. A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop.
PROGNOSIS, noun. A prediction of the course of a disease.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.