prodrome

American  

[proh-drohm] / ˈproʊ droʊm /

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.

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prodrome British  

/ ˈprəʊdrəʊm, prəʊˈdrɒmɪk /

noun

1. med any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease

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Other Word Forms

• prodromal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of prodrome

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

Example Sentences

Prodrome d’une nouvelle Classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères génériques, et l’établissement d’un grand nombre de genres nouveaux.

From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

After the death of his father in 1867, he devoted himself to the completion of a memoir on the Teleosaurs: the joint labours being embodied in his Prodrome des T�l�osauriens du Calvados.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various