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prodrome
[ proh-drohm ]
noun
, Pathology.
- an early symptom that signals the onset of an illness or disease; a symptom or series of symptoms that precedes the more obvious, diagnosable symptoms that develop along with the condition:
A bout of headaches and/or fatigue is not an unusual prodrome of Lyme disease.
prodrome
/ ˈprəʊdrəʊm; prəʊˈdrɒmɪk /
noun
- med any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease
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Derived Forms
- proˈdromal, adjective
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Other Words From
- prod·ro·mal [proh-, droh, -m, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prodrome1
C19: via French from New Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos forerunner, from pro- ² + dramein to run
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