Thesaurus: prognostic

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1. a. Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
2. a. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction.
3. a. A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease.
4. v. t. To prognosticate.
5. adj. of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
6. n. a sign of something about to happen
7. Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs. 1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling; a prediction. That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a prognostic of the highest import. Macaulay. 2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. Parr. Syn. -- Sign; omen; presage; token; indication. To prognosticate. [Obs.]
8. Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing;aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease;prognostic signs.
9. j:100 n a sign of something about to happen s of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions