The diffrence between diagnosis vs. prognosis
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Diagnosis means a determination of what's wrong with you right now. Prognosis means an estimation or a projection of how your health will be in the future. "Dia-" meaning through or across "Pro-" meaning forward
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Diagnosis is 1 The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness. 2 A conclusion or decision reached by diagnosis. The diagnosis is rabies. 3 The identification of any problem http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2979 While Prognosis is 1. The expected course of a disease. 2. The patient's chance of recovery. The prognosis predicts the outcome of a disease and therefore the future for the patient. His prognosis is grim, for example, while hers is good. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5061
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