English noun: prognosis | |||
| 1. | prognosis (communication) a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop | ||
| Synonyms | forecast | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | financial forecast, weather forecast, weather outlook | ||
| 2. | prognosis (act) a prediction of the course of a disease | ||
| Synonyms | medical prognosis, prospect | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | medical diagnosis | ||