prognosis
Healthcare
The likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence.
- — AHRQ Healthcare Research and Quality Glossary retrieved 2014-05-28
Cancer
(prog-NO-sis) The likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence.
Lung Cancer
(prahg-NOH-sis): The course a disease is likely to follow, including how long it will last, what the result will be, and the chances for recovery.