Prognosis - Yogo (English spelling)

Japanese: 予後 - よご(英語表記)prognosis
Prognosis - Yogo (English spelling)

The word is derived from the Greek words pro (before) and gnosis (to know), and means to predict the course or end of a disease when contracted. Prognosis is determined by the relationship between the cause of the disease, the individual's response to it, and the treatment method. However, there are many diseases whose causes are unknown, there are large individual differences in the body's response to the cause and treatment, and there are many diseases for which a cure has yet to be found, so it is often difficult to judge the prognosis. In recent years, advances in statistical processing methods, including computers, have led to a large amount of data being reported on the course and prognosis of many cases of disease, as well as factors and risk factors that determine prognosis, making it possible to draw conclusions from a broader perspective.

[Yoshiro Inoue]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ギリシア語のpro(あらかじめ)と、gnosis(知る)から生じたことばで、ある疾患に罹患(りかん)したとき、その後いかなる経過、あるいは終末をたどるかを予測することを意味する。予後は、病因とそれに対する個体の反応、治療方法などが関連して決定されるものである。しかし、病因が不明な疾患も数多くあるほか、病因や治療法に対する生体の反応には個人差が大きいし、いまだに根治療法のみいだせない疾患も多いことなどから、予後の判定が困難である場合も少なくない。近年、コンピュータを含めた統計的処理法の進歩から、疾患に対する多数例についての経過や予後、さらに予後を規定している因子やリスク(危険)因子などに関するデータが数多く報告されるようになったため、より広い視野からの結論が下せるようになっている。

[井上義朗]

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