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Prognosis

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, prognosis means: A vet's opinion about the likely course and outcome of a disease, for example whether the animal will recover and how long it may live.

In Turkish: prognoz, hastalığın seyri

How it is used

Described with fixed adjectives: good, fair, guarded, poor or grave. Vets give the prognosis to the owner, and the word appears in every referral report. The plural is prognoses.

Example sentences

  1. With surgery, the prognosis for a full recovery is good.

  2. I'm afraid the prognosis is poor, because the tumour has spread to the lungs.

Common collocations

  • good prognosis
  • guarded prognosis
  • poor prognosis
  • long-term prognosis
  • give a prognosis
  • diagnosisThe identification of the disease or problem that is causing an animal's clinical signs, based on the history, the examination and test results.
  • euthanasiaEnding an animal's life painlessly, usually with an overdose of an anaesthetic drug, to stop suffering that cannot be relieved.
  • clientThe owner or keeper who brings an animal to the vet, agrees to treatment and pays the bill. In veterinary work the animal is the patient and the person is the client.
  • referralSending an animal to a specialist or a better-equipped hospital for tests or treatment that the first practice cannot provide.

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