prog'nose

See also: prognose and Prognose

Norman

Etymology

From Latin prognōsis, from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis, “foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + γνῶσις (gnôsis, “inquiry, investigation, knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I know”).

Noun

prog'nose f (plural prog'noses)

1. (Jersey, medicine) prognosis

Derived terms

• prog'noser (“to make a prognosis”)