prognostic

 
Pronunciation: /prɒgˈnɒstɪk/

adjective

  • relating to or serving to predict the likely course of a medical condition: the prognostic importance of the antibody

noun

archaic
  • an advance indication of a future event; an omen: a pale moon and watery sun are known as prognostics of rain

Derivatives

prognostically

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin prognosticus from Greek prognōstikos, from prognōsis (see prognosis)