About The Word Prognostic
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Prognostic
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What's The Definition Of Prognostic?
[n] a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
[adj] of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions Synonyms | Synonyms for Prognostic: omen | portent | predictive | presage | prognostication | prognosticative | prophetic | prophetical Related Terms | Find terms related to Prognostic: See Also | augury | auspice | death knell | foreboding | foretoken | preindication | sign Prognostic In Webster's Dictionary \Prog*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Prognosis}.]
Indicating something future by signs or symptoms;
foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms
of a disease; prognostic signs.
\Prog*nos"tic\, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F. pronostic, prognostic. See {Prognostic}, a.] 1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. --Macaulay. 2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. --Parr. Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication. \Prog*nos"tic\, v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.] |
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