PROGNOS'TIC, adjective Foreshowing; indicating something future by signs or symptoms; as the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs. PROGNOS'TIC, noun In medicine, the judgment formed concerning the event of a disease by means of the symptoms. 1. Something which foreshows; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold. In medicine, a sign or symptom indicating the event of a disease. The appearance of the tongue--is of considerable importance as a prognostic 1. A foretelling; prediction.
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