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.

Nearby words

proglottid, proglottis, prognathous, prognose, prognosis, prognostic, prognostic chart, prognosticate, prognostication, progradation, 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 forms

prog·nos·ti·ca·ble, adjectiveprog·nos·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for prognostic

Especially take heed of doing this by way of a prognostic for time to come.
Bunyan|James Anthony Froude
Of these several classes, the first was of the least prognostic importance.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
It calls aloud for judgment; it proclaims its approach; it is a prognostic, a manifest token of it.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians|James Denney
Wat Wilder has observed it at the same time, and confirms the prognostic.
The Lone Ranche|Captain Mayne Reid

The prognostic of Costal about the weather appeared likely to be realised.
The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid

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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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.