Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
diagnosis, prognosis — To make a diagnosis is to identify and define a problem, usually a disease. A prognosis is a projection of the course and likely outcome of a problem. Diagnosis applies only to conditions, not to people. Thus Asbestos victims were not… … Dictionary of troublesome word
diagnosis — diagnosis, prognosis should perhaps be called near synonyms; but they can be confused because both are employed in a specific medical sense with clear, sharp implications that are often carried over into their general and extended use. Diagnosis… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
diagnosis — , prognosis To make a diagnosis is to identify and define a problem, usually a disease. A prognosis is a projection of the course and likely outcome of a problem. Diagnosis applies only to conditions, not to people. Thus, Asbestos victims were… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
prognosis — *diagnosis … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prognosis — [n] forecast cast, diagnosis, expectation, foretelling, guess, prediction, prevision, prognostication, projection, prophecy, speculation, surmise; concepts 274,689 … New thesaurus
Prognosis — For other uses, see Prognosis (disambiguation). Prognosis (Greek πρόγνωση literally fore knowing, foreseeing) is a medical term to describe the likely outcome of an illness. When applied to large statistical populations, prognostic estimates can… … Wikipedia
diagnosis — /duy euhg noh sis/, n., pl. diagnoses / seez/. 1. Med. a. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. b. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbr.: Dx 2. Biol. scientific… … Universalium
prognosis — prog|no|sis [prɔgˈnəusıs US pra:gˈnou ] n plural prognoses [ si:z] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: Greek, from progignoskein to know before ] 1.) a doctor s opinion of how an illness or disease will develop →↑diagnosis good/poor prognosis … Dictionary of contemporary English
diagnosis — Synonyms and related words: Pap test, action, anatomic diagnosis, award, biological diagnosis, biopsy, clinical diagnosis, condemnation, consideration, construction, cytodiagnosis, decision, decree, definition, deliverance, description,… … Moby Thesaurus
diagnosis — The determination of the nature of a disease, injury, or congenital defect. SYN: diacrisis. [G. d., a deciding] antenatal d. SYN: prenatal d.. clinical d. a d. made from a study of the signs and symptoms of a d … Medical dictionary
