prognosis
Example Sentences
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As well as the six-month prognosis clause, these included requirements for doctors to ensure the patient was acting voluntarily and to find out if they were receiving social or mental health care.
From BBC
"She has a fantastic medical team, and her prognosis is excellent!"
From Barron's
She did not share details of her treatment plan, but said doctors had detected the cancer early and she had a "strong prognosis".
From BBC
The prognosis was grim; doctors told McBride he probably would never walk again, and he hasn’t.
From Los Angeles Times
"Maya has endured multiple emergency brain surgeries, other life-saving medical procedures, and severe infection. Slowly, Maya is stabilizing, but her long-term prognosis is unknown," the statement said.
From Barron's
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