prognosis
/prɒgˈnəʊsɪs/noun
(pl. prognoses /-siːz/)
1- the likely course of a disease or ailment（疾病的）预后：
the disease has a poor prognosis.
该疾病的预后很差。
1.1
- a forecast of the likely course of a disease or ailment（对疾病的）预测：
it is very difficult to make an accurate prognosis.
很难对疾病作出准确的预测。
1.2
- a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation（对形势的）预测：
gloomy prognoses about overpopulation.
关于人口过剩的悲观预测。
词源
mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek prognōsis,from pro- 'before'+gignōskein 'know'.