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prognostic

[ prog-nos-tik ]
/ prɒgˈnɒs tɪk /
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adjective

of or relating to prognosis.
predictive of something in the future: prognostic signs and symbols.

noun

a forecast or prediction.
an omen or portent; sign.

RELATED WORDS

foreboding, auspice, harbinger, straw, augury, sign, forerunner, warning, prognostication, premonition, indication, prophecy, writing, presage, portent, foretoken, anticipating, conjecturing, divining

Nearby words

  1. proglottis,
  2. prognathic,
  3. prognathous,
  4. prognose,
  5. prognosis,
  6. prognostic chart,
  7. prognosticate,
  8. prognostication,
  9. progradation,
  10. prograde

Origin of prognostic

1375–1425; (adj.) late Middle English pronostik < Medieval Latin prognōsticus < Greek prognōstikós of foreknowledge, equivalent to pro(gi)gnṓs(kein) to know1 beforehand + -tikos -tic (see pro-2, gnostic); (noun) < Latin prognōsticon < Greek prognōstikón, neuter of prognōstikós
Related formsprog·nos·ti·ca·ble, adjectiveprog·nos·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for prognostic

prognostic

/ (prɒɡˈnɒstɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or serving as a prognosis
foretelling or predicting

noun

med any symptom or sign used in making a prognosis
a sign or forecast of some future occurrence

Word Origin for prognostic

C15: from Old French pronostique, from Latin prognōsticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from progignōskein to know in advance
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Word Origin and History for prognostic

prognostic

adj.

c.1600, from Medieval Latin prognosticus, from Greek prognostikos "foreknowing," from progignoskein (see prognosis). Related: Prognostical (1580s).

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Medicine definitions for prognostic

prognostic

[ prŏg-nŏs′tĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis.
Of or relating to prediction; predictive.

n.

A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.
A sign of a future happening; a portent.
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