prognostic

[ prog-nos-tik ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to prognosis.

  2. predictive of something in the future: prognostic signs and symbols.

noun
  1. a forecast or prediction.

  2. an omen or portent; sign.

Origin of prognostic

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; (for the adjective) late Middle English pronostik, from Medieval Latin prognōsticus, from Greek prognōstikós “of foreknowledge”; equivalent to pro-2 + gnostic; noun derivative of the adjective

Other words from prognostic

  • prog·nos·ti·ca·ble, adjective
  • prog·nos·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for prognostic

prognostic

/ (prɒɡˈnɒstɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or serving as a prognosis

  2. foretelling or predicting

noun
  1. med any symptom or sign used in making a prognosis

  2. a sign or forecast of some future occurrence

Origin of prognostic

1
C15: from Old French pronostique, from Latin prognōsticum, from Greek prognōstikon, from progignōskein to know in advance

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