prognosis
noun
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Prognosis Is Not Just a Medical Term
With its prefix pro-, meaning "before", prognosis means basically "knowledge beforehand" of how a situation is likely to turn out. Prognosis was originally a strictly medical term, but it soon broadened to include predictions made by experts of all kinds. Thus, for example, economists are constantly offering prognoses (notice the irregular plural form) about where the economy is going, and climate scientists regularly prognosticate about how quickly the earth's atmosphere is warming.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
But the prognosis, and how it was delivered, caused an emotional domino effect.
—Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
Bowles would tell reporters after the game that the early prognosis was a dislocated ankle — an injury that would be season-ending based on the time of recovery.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2024
Paul pushes his longtime charge Raymond (Neil Flynn) out of the nest, leaving him to focus on his Parkinson’s prognosis and budding romance with neurologist Julie (Wendie Malick).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Prognosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prognosis. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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