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Prognostic factor
Pronunciation
Definition 1
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)
Definition 2
The general personal and health characteristics that have a bearing on the course of a disease and its eventual outcome. (NCI Thesaurus)
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