prognosis
Medical term for the predicted course and outcome of a disease.
The doctor explained the patient's prognosis.
Refers to the recovery period after illness or treatment; less common than 回復期 in everyday language.
The recuperation after surgery is going well.
prognostication; prognosis assessment
prognostician
Compound of 予 (beforehand) and 後 (after), literally 'beforehand-after', referring to the predicted course after a medical event.