Prog"e*ny (?), n. [OE. progenie, F. progÈnie, fr. L. progenies, fr.
progignere. See Progenitor.] Descendants of the human kind, or
offspring of other animals; children; offspring; race, lineage. "
Issued from the progeny of kings." Shak.
Pro*glot"tid (?), n. (Zoˆl) Proglottis.
||Pro*glot"tis (?), n.; pl. Proglottides (#). [NL. fr. Gr. &?; the tip
||of the tongue; &?; forward + &?; the tongue.] (Zoˆl) One of the free,
||or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It contains both male and
||female reproductive organs, and is capable of a brief independent
||existence.
||Prog"na*thi (?), n. pl. [NL. See Prognathous.] (Zoˆl) A comprehensive
||group of mankind, including those that have prognathous jaws.
Prog*nath"ic, a. (Anat.) Prognathous.
Prog"na*thism (?), n. (Anat.) Projection of the jaws. -- Prog"na*thy
(#), n.
Prog"na*thous (?), a. [Gr. &?; before + &?; the jaw] (Anat.) Having the
jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face; -- opposed to
orthognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
Their countenances had the true prognathous character.
Kane.
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Prog"ne (?), n. [L., a swallow, traditionally said to be fr. Progne
(The sister of Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. &?;.]
(Zoˆl.) (a) A swallow. (b) A genus of swallows including the purple
martin. See Martin. (c) An American butterfly (Polygonia, or Vanessa,
Progne). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath, with an
L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called also gray comma.
Prog*no"sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to know beforehand; &?;
before + &?; to know. See Know.] (Med.) The act or art of foretelling
the course and termination of a disease; also, the outlook afforded by
this act of judgment; as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad.
Prog*nos"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?;. See Prognosis.] Indicating something
future by signs or symptoms; foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the
prognostic symptoms of a disease; prognostic signs.
Prog*nos"tic, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. &?;: cf. F. pronostic,
prognostic. See Prognostic, a.]
1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event may be
known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen; hence, a foretelling;
a prediction.
That choice would inevitably be considered by the country as a
prognostic of the highest import.
Macaulay.
2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and termination of a
disease. Parr.
Syn. -- Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.