prognoses
The plural of "prognosis" is prognoses.
Nouns that end in -is, most of them from Greek, change the ending to -es in the plural.
Meaning: a doctor's opinion about how an illness will develop (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with prognoses: the prognoses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: prognoses'.
How do you pronounce it?
prognosis is pronounced /pɹɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/.
Did you know?
- Words ending in -is from Greek, such as crisis and thesis, change to -es in the plural: crises, theses. The plural ending is pronounced eez.
Examples in context
- The two doctors gave different prognoses.Singular: Each doctor gave a different prognosis.
- Both prognoses were good.Singular: The prognosis was good.
