1. a doctor’s opinion about how a disease or injury will develop and whether someone will recover
Usage: medical
2. a judgment about what will probably happen in the future based on present conditions

Examples

• The doctor gave her a positive prognosis for recovery.
• His prognosis improved after the surgery was successful.
• The patient’s prognosis remains uncertain.
• The economic prognosis for next year looks promising.
• Weather experts offered a grim prognosis for the hurricane season.
• The prognosis for the endangered species is not encouraging.