Word of the Day - prognosis

prognosis

/prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/
noun prognoses
1 The likely course of a medical condition.
1.1 An opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely course of a medical condition.
1.2 A forecast of the likely outcome of a situation.

Origin
Mid 17th century via late Latin from Greek prognōsis, from pro- ‘before’ + gignōskein ‘know’.

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Tom's prognosis lead to tears, though the weather forecast remained sunny.