“The prognosis confirmed it was pneumonia.”
Confusables Entry 1072 / 1605 60-second read
Diagnosis vs. Prognosis
Identifying the illness versus predicting its course.
The comparisoni
“The diagnosis confirmed it was pneumonia.”
The ruleii
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DIAGNOSIS = what. PROGNOSIS = what happens next.
DIAGNOSIS identifies the illness (dia- = through, gnosis = knowing). PROGNOSIS predicts how it will progress (pro- = before, gnosis = knowing).
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
DiAgnosis = A name. PrognoSis = See ahead.