diagnosis

> diagnosis and prognosis
diagnosis and prognosis are liable to be confused. Both are used with reference to disease but have different meanings. Diagnosis refers to "the identification of a disease or disorder", as in "She had cancer but the doctor failed to make the correct diagnosis until it was too late". Prognosis refers to "the prediction of the likely course of a disease or disorder", as in "According to the doctor's prognosis, the patient will be dead in six months".