prognosis /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A prognosis is an estimate of the future of someone or something, especially about whether a patient will recover from an illness. (尤指对病人能否康复的) 预后 [正式]

  例：

  The doctor's prognosis was that Laurence might walk within 12 months.

  该医生的预后是劳伦斯可能在12个月之内能走动。