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PROGNOSIS (Gr. apayvcooas, knowledge of recognition before-
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hand, from 'IrpoycyvwaKEtP, to know beforehand, cf. " prognostication," prediction)  , a
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term used in
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modern
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medicine, as it was in
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Greek, for an
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opinion, forecast or decision as to the probable course, duration and termination of a
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case of disease . It is to be distinguished from " diagnosis " (Gr . &&yvmacs, Scaycyv.gKecv to distinguish), the determination or
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identification of a disease in a particular case from an investigation of its
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history and symptoms .

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