prognosis

noun
/pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/UK/pɹɑɡˈnoʊsɪs/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek προ- (pro-) Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs) Ancient Greek πρόγνωσῐς (prógnōsĭs)bor. Late Latin prognōsislbor. English prognosis Learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis, “forecast of the course and outcome of a disease; (Koine) foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”), from προ- (pro-, prefix meaning ‘before; beforehand’) + γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs, “inquiry, investigation; knowledge”). The plural prognoses is a learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsēs. Cognates * Middle French prognosie (“forecast, prediction”) (modern French prognosie (obsolete), prognose (“forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”)) * Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā, “intelligence, wisdom; judgment; knowledge”)

  1. learned borrowing from prognōsēs
  2. derived from πρόγνωσις — “forecast of the course and outcome of a disease; (Koine) foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction
  3. learned borrowing from prognōsis — “forecast, prediction; forecast of the course and outcome of a disease

Definitions

  1. A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known

    A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.

    • I may say here that it is one of the evidences of original character, that it is apt to baffle all prognosis from a mere observer's standpoint.
    • Despite the positive, constructive aspects of the Beeching Report, the gloomy prognoses on B.R. which issued from so many commentators prior to its publication have left a widespread impression that the railway is an outdated concept.
  2. A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current…

    A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.

    • Hovvbeit it is to be noted (vvhich vve hinted in the prognoſis) that the ſvvelling doth often appear critically and profitably, and thereby the ſick are recovered of their diſeaſes; […]
    • Once the patient has worked through the stage of grieving at diagnosis, adjustment may be successful as therapy is begun and a prognosis is determined.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at prognosis. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at prognosis. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at prognosis

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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