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Pronunciation : Prog*nos"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. Prognosis.]
Definition : Defn: Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Prog*nos"tic
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. prognosticum, Gr. pronostic, prognostic. See Prognostic, a.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Prog*nos"tic
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To prognosticate. [Obs.]

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913