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prodrome
[ proh-drohm ]
/ ˈproʊ droʊm /
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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.
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Origin of prodrome
OTHER WORDS FROM prodrome
prod·ro·mal [proh-droh-muhl], /proʊˈdroʊ məl/, adjectiveWords nearby prodrome
prodigal son, prodigious, prodigy, prodomos, prodromal, prodrome, prodrug, produce, producer, produce race, producer gas
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British Dictionary definitions for prodrome
prodrome
/ (ˈprəʊdrəʊm) /
noun
med any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease
Derived forms of prodrome
prodromal or prodromic (prəʊˈdrɒmɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for prodrome
C19: via French from New Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos forerunner, from pro- ² + dramein to run
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