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Prog*nos"tic (?), a. [Gr. prognwstiko`n. See Prognosis.] Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
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Prog*nos"tic, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. pronostic, prognostic. See Prognostic, a.]
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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.
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That choice would inevitably be considered by the country
as a prognostic of the highest import. Macaulay.
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2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. Parr.
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Syn. -- Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.
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Prog*nos"tic, v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.]
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