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prodrome

[ proh-drohm ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. 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

  1. med any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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

Origin of prodrome1

First recorded in 1635–45; from French, from New Latin prodromus, noun use of Greek pródromos “running before”; pro- 2, -drome
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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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