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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM prodrome

prod·ro·mal

[proh-droh-muhl], /proʊˈdroʊ məl/, adjective

Words 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), 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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