Clinical Attribute
prognostic factor Audio
prog·nos·tic fac·tor [ prog-nos-tik fak-ter ]
Definitions related to prognostic factors:
  • A situation or condition, or a characteristic of a patient, that can be used to estimate the chance of recovery from a disease or the chance of the disease recurring (coming back).
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The general personal and health characteristics that have a bearing on the course of a disease and its eventual outcome.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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