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prodrome

[ proh-drohm ]
/ ˈproʊ droʊm /

noun Pathology.

a premonitory symptom.

Nearby words

  1. prodigiously,
  2. prodigy,
  3. prodomos,
  4. prodromal,
  5. prodromal stage,
  6. prodrug,
  7. produce,
  8. produce race,
  9. producer,
  10. producer gas

Origin of prodrome

1635–45; < French < New Latin prodromus, noun use of Greek pródromos running before. See pro-2, -drome
Related formsprod·ro·mal [prod-ruh-muh l, pruh-droh-] /ˈprɒd rə məl, prəˈdroʊ-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for prodrome

prodrome

/ (ˈprəʊdrəʊm) /

noun

med any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease
Derived Formsprodromal or prodromic (prəʊˈdrɒmɪk), adjective

Word Origin for prodrome

C19: via French from New Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos forerunner, from pro- ² + dramein to run
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Word Origin and History for prodrome

prodrome

n.

1640s, from French prodrome (16c.), from Modern Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos "a running forward, a sally, sudden attack," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + dromos "a running" (see dromedary).

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Medicine definitions for prodrome

prodrome

[ prō′drōm′ ]

n. pl. pro•dromes

An early symptom indicating the onset of an attack or disease.
Related formspro•dro′mal (-drō′məl) null adj.
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