prognosis
UK/prɒg'nәusis/US
GREC1
Definitions
n.
A doctor's forecast of the likely course and outcome of a disease.
预后（对病情发展和结果的预测）
n.
A prediction of how a situation will develop.
（对形势的）预测；前景
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpro- (before, ahead) + gnos (know) = 'knowing beforehand.' After a doctor diagnoses what's wrong (dia- through), they look forward and predict how it will go — that forecast is the prognosis. Pair it with diagnosis: one identifies, the other predicts.
Root gnost still carries 11 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.poor prognosis预后不良
- 2.favorable prognosis预后良好
- 3.long-term prognosis长期预后
- 4.good prognosis预后好
- 5.prognosis for recovery康复前景
Example Sentences
- 1.
With early treatment, the prognosis for most patients is good.
- 2.
Doctors gave a poor prognosis after the second relapse.
- 3.
The economic prognosis for the region remains uncertain.