prog·nos·tic /prɑgˈnɑstɪk/
 (a.)表示預兆的,預後的前兆,預測,預言
 prog·nos·tic /prɑgˈnɑstɪk/ 形容詞
 預後的,預後性癥狀,預兆的,預示的,預兆,預測,預知
 Prog·nos·tic, v. t. To prognosticate. [Obs.]
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 Prog·nos·tic a.  Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
 Prog·nos·tic, n.
 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.
 That choice would inevitably be considered by the country
 as a prognostic of the highest import.   --Macaulay.
 2. Med. A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease.
 Syn: -- Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.
 prognostic
      adj : of or relating to prediction; having value for making
            predictions [syn: predictive, prognosticative]
      n : a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
          before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage,
           prognostication, prodigy]