prognoses

Syllables: pro·gnos·es/pɹɒɡˈnəʊsiːz/US/pɹɑɡˈnoʊsiz/

prognoses is the plural of prognosis.

prognoses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prognose.

Meaning of prognosis

prognosis (plural prognoses)

A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
- I may say here that it is one of the evidences of original character, that it is apt to baffle all prognosis from a mere observer's standpoint.1879, Bret Harte, “‘A Tourist from Injianny’”, in An Heiress of Red Dog and Other Tales, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 54
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.
- Hovvbeit it is to be noted (vvhich vve hinted in the prognoſis) that the ſvvelling doth often appear critically and profitably, and thereby the ſick are recovered of their diſeaſes; […]1655, Lazarus Riverius [i.e., Lazare Rivière], “Of a Pestilential Feaver”, in Nicholas Culpeper, Abdiah Cole, and William Rowland, transl., The Practice of Physick, […], London: […] Peter Cole, […]...

prognose (third-person singular simple present prognoses, present participle prognosing, simple past and past participle prognosed)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsēs.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

What is prognoses the plural of?: Prognoses is the plural of prognosis.
How do you pronounce prognoses?: Prognoses is pronounced /pɹɒɡˈnəʊsiːz/ (UK).

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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