prognosev.
/prɒɡˈnəʊz/, U.S. /prɑɡˈnoʊz/, /prɑɡˈnoʊs/ Chiefly Medicine.
transitive. To establish the prognosis of; to predict (the course of). Also intransitive: to make a prognosis.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > diagnose or prognose [verb (transitive)] > prognose
prognostica1400
prognose1867
1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 90 The quantity, quality, odor, and color of the urine are so many indices, diagnosing the character of many diseases, as well as prognosing their progress.
1900 Lancet 27 Jan. 225/2 I venture to think that appendicitis cannot be correctly prognosed until it is possible to infer from the clinical symptoms the pathological changes proceeding within the appendix.
1955 T. G. Lowden Casualty Dept. xvi. 259 The surgeon refused..to prognose the improvement.
1981 Daily Tel. 16 May 11/1 It is difficult to prognose in medicine, but I think it likely that some amelioration will take place under drug treatment.
1987 S. T. Dukes Chinese Hand Anal. xi. 147 The air quality is well able to prognose these, but..the person doesn't have the time to notice symptoms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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