The prognosis is unfavourable when the child is very young, when the eruption appears before the third day, or when it suddenly disappears.
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.
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prognosis — 1650s, forecast of the probable course of a disease, from L.L. prognosis, from Gk. prognosis foreknowledge, from progignoskein come to know beforehand, from pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + gignoskein come to know (see GNOSTIC (Cf. gn … Etymology dictionary
Prognosis — Prog*no sis, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to know beforehand; ? before + ? to know. See {Know}.] (Med.) The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prognosis — [präg nō′sis] n. pl. prognoses [präg nō′sēz΄] [LL < Gr prognōsis < progignōskein < pro , before (see PRO 1) + gignōskein, to KNOW] a forecast or forecasting; esp., a prediction of the probable course of a disease in an individual and the … English World dictionary
prognosis — pronóstico de la evolución de un ataque o de una enfermedad. Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
prognosis — I noun conjecture, estimate, foreboding, forecast, foreknowledge, foresight, foretelling, guess, opinion, preannouncement, prediction, prefiguration, prefigurement, premonition, prenotice, presage, presagement, presumption, prognostication,… … Law dictionary
prognosis — *diagnosis … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prognosis — [n] forecast cast, diagnosis, expectation, foretelling, guess, prediction, prevision, prognostication, projection, prophecy, speculation, surmise; concepts 274,689 … New thesaurus
prognosis — (Del gr. πρόγνωσις). f. Conocimiento anticipado de algún suceso. Se usa comúnmente hablando de la previsión meteorológica del tiempo … Diccionario de la lengua española
prognosis — ► NOUN (pl. prognoses) ▪ a forecast, especially of the likely course of a disease or ailment. ORIGIN Greek, from pro before + gign skein know … English terms dictionary
Prognosis — For other uses, see Prognosis (disambiguation). Prognosis (Greek πρόγνωση literally fore knowing, foreseeing) is a medical term to describe the likely outcome of an illness. When applied to large statistical populations, prognostic estimates can… … Wikipedia
prognosis — (Del gr. prognosis.) ► sustantivo femenino Conocimiento anticipado de una cosa, en especial del tiempo meteorológico. IRREG. plural prognosis * * * prognosis (del gr. «prógnōsis») f. *Conocimiento anticipado de un suceso. ⊚ Se aplica… … Enciclopedia Universal
