Defn: Indicating something future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
PROGNOSTIC
Prog*nos"tic, n. Etym: [L. prognosticum, Gr. pronostic, prognostic.
See Prognostic, a.]
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.)
Defn: A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a disease. Parr.
Syn.
— Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.
PROGNOSTIC
Prog*nos"tic, v. t.
Defn: To prognosticate. [Obs.]
PROGNOSTICABLE
Prog*nos"tic*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being prognosticated or foretold. Sir T. Browne.