prognosis
English meaning: Prognosis
English Definition
(English)Prognosis (Greek: pro = before + gnosis = knowledge) is the clinician's prediction of how a disease will develop. It differs from diagnosis (identifying what disease is present) and etiology (understanding its cause). Prognosis guides treatment decisions — aggressive intervention may be justified for curable conditions; palliative care prioritised for terminal ones.
English Definition
A medical forecast of the likely course and outcome of a disease or condition. Prognosis considers the nature of the disease, the patient's overall health, available treatments, and time of diagnosis. A good prognosis means likely recovery; a poor prognosis suggests serious deterioration.
Example
“Early detection dramatically improves the prognosis for many cancers — a Stage 1 breast cancer patient has over 95% five-year survival; Stage 4 drops below 30%.”
In English: “Early detection transforms cancer prognosis, turning many formerly fatal diagnoses into treatable conditions.”
Synonyms
- forecast
- outlook
- prediction
Antonyms / Opposites
- diagnosis
- etiology
Literary Heritage
“Considering how common illness is, how tremendous the spiritual change that it brings, how astonishing, when the lights of health go down, the undiscovered countries that are then disclosed.”
“Considering how common illness is, how tremendous the spiritual change that it brings, how astonishing, when the lights of health go down, the undiscovered countries that are then disclosed.”
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