Definitions for: Prognostic


[n] a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
[adj] of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions



Webster (1913) Definition: Prog*nos"tic, a. [Gr. ?. See Prognosis.]
Indicating something future by signs or symptoms;
foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms
of a disease; prognostic signs.


Prog*nos"tic, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F.
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.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and
termination of a disease. --Parr.

Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.


Prog*nos"tic, v. t.
To prognosticate. [Obs.]

Synonyms: omen, portent, predictive, presage, prognostication, prognosticative, prophetic, prophetical

See Also: augury, auspice, death knell, foreboding, foretoken, preindication, sign

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