Proleptics

Quick meaning: Proleptics is a noun meaning (medicine, obsolete) The art and science of predicting in medicine.

Meaning

(medicine, obsolete) The art and science of predicting in medicine.

More Meanings

1. The act of making prophecies.
2. The elaboration and exploration of proleptic themes and ideas; the employment of prolepsis.
3. plural of proleptic.
4. (obsolete, more generally) The art of making of predictions.

Example Sentences

Eschatology and proleptics aside, I think this is a really stupid way to read a mystery novel.

try to divine the inevitable fortunes of your friends, and of the leaders and rulers of nations; endeavour to previse and forewarn; and study proleptics.

The periodical character of her nervous paroxysm, and the aggravation of the dynamic phenomena at some periods, show that both alike belong to the science of Proleptics.

Of course the science of proleptics recognises no mysterious or supernatural agency more than is recognised in astronomy, or any other natural science; it is founded altogether on the observation of phenomena, with a special reference to the order in which they arise.

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