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prognostic

[prog-nos-tik] / prɒgˈnɒs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
predictive
Synonyms
STRONG
foreboding foretelling guessing
WEAK
anticipating auguring conjecturing divining portending presaging prognosticative surmising
NOUN
omen
Synonyms
STRONG
augury auspice boding foreboding forerunner foretoken harbinger indication portent premonition presage prognostication prophecy sign straw warning writing
WEAK
bodement prefigurement writing on the wall

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The researchers now hope to develop an EV-DNA-based prognostic test for metastasis risk, as well as a vaccine-like therapy to enhance tumor EV-DNA signaling and suppress metastasis in patients with early stage cancer.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

Mack has found Cronin’s messages increasingly resonating the deeper he goes into his first college season based on their prognostic prowess.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2024

The loss of faith in its prognostic abilities perhaps precipitated the decline of its political draw.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

The new prognostic factors identified include esophageal malformations and a less severe congenital heart disease.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

Every shooting pain was an alarming symptom—every uneasy feeling after dinner a sure prognostic of some mortal disease.

From International Short Stories American by Various