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prognosis
the likely course and outcome of a disease
In more detail
1. (noun) a doctor's opinion about how an illness will develop and whether someone will recover
2. (noun) a prediction about how something will develop in the future
Examples
- 1. The patient received a positive prognosis from her doctor, suggesting she would make a full recovery.
- 2. Economic experts gave a grim prognosis for the country's future.
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