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Prognosis

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Definition: A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.  almost never IM; IM only when GEN; NIM with progn of specific dis /diag (IM); Manual 19.8.22; despite category, do not restrict to diagnosis: progn after ther or surg is PROGNOSIS (NIM)   
Examples Disease-Free Survival; Medical Futility; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; Nomograms; Pregnancy Outcome; Treatment Outcome 		Other names Prognoses

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