Category:Prognostic

Prog*nos"tic, a. Etym: [gr. Prognosis.]

Defn: indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; Aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; Prognostic signs.

Prognostic Prog*nos"tic, n. Etym: [l. prognosticum, gr. 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.)

Defn: a sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a Disease. Parr.

Syn. -- sign; omen; presage; token; indication.

Prognostic Prog*nos"tic, v. t.

Defn: to prognosticate. [obs.]