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

Derived Forms

• proˈdromal, adjective

Other Words From

• prod·ro·mal [proh-, droh, -m, uh, l], adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of prodrome¹

C19: via French from New Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos forerunner, from pro- ² + dramein to run