noun · academic
prognosis
UK/prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/US/prɑːɡˈnoʊsɪs/pro·GNO·sis
Band 7+speakingtask2
A doctor's forecast of the likely outcome of a medical condition.
Examples
“After the tests, the specialist gave a guarded prognosis.”
“A good prognosis depends on early detection and treatment.”
“She asked about the prognosis after the operation.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the patient's age and response to chemotherapy, the oncologist's prognosis was cautiously optimistic.”
Collocations
- give a prognosis
- poor/good prognosis
- prognosis for recovery
Word family
prognostic adjectiveprognosticate verbprognoses noun (plural)
Common mistakes
diagnosis→prognosis
predict→prognosis
Say it for a higher band
5prediction→6outlook→7+prognosis
Synonyms
outlook
forecast
Easily confused
diagnosis
“The initial diagnosis was influenza.”
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