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diagnosis, prognosis
diagnosis (digh" uhg NOH sis) (noun)
The investigation or identification of a problem, illness, etc.: The doctor will present her diagnosis at the conference at the hospital the following day.
prognosis (prag NOH sis) (noun)
Prospect of recovery after an illness or difficult situation: The doctor's prognosis for a full recovery pleased the patient very much.

The diagnosis given by the three specialists confirmed that the prognosis for Silvia was good and that she would have a full recovery.

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prognosis (s) (noun), prognoses (pl)
1. A medical doctor's forecast as to the probable outcome of an attack or disease as indicated by the nature and symptoms of the patient: Right now Karl's doctor says his prognosis is good.
2. A prediction about how a given situation will develop: For some people there is an optimistic prognosis about the economic recovery.
3. Etymology: from Greek prognosis from Latin prognosis from progignoskein, "to come to know beforehand" from pro-, "before" + gignoskein "to come to know."
A medical prediction of how a disease will develop.
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This entry is located in the following units: gno-, gnos-, gnoto-, -gnostic, -gnosia, -gnomic, -gnomonic, -gnomical, -gnomy, -gnosia, -gnostic, -gnosis (page 6) pro-, por-, pur- (page 10)
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prognosis
A prediction regarding the course and outcome of a disease based upon previous observation of similar cases.
This entry is located in the following unit: Science and Technology Words from the Ancient Past to the Present, Part 1 (page 5)