Definition of Prognostic

Prog`nos´tic
a.1.Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
n.1.
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.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease.
v. t.1.To prognosticate.


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