pro·drome

(prō′drōm′)

An early symptom indicating the onset of an attack or a disease.

[French, from Latin prodromus, precursor, from Greek prodromos, precursor : pro-, forward; see pro-² + dromos, running.]

pro·dro′mal (-drō′məl), pro·drom′ic (-drŏm′ĭk) adj.

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Adj.

prodromal - symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease

prodromic

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prodromal

pro·dro·mal

a. prodrómico-a, rel. a la fase inicial de una enfermedad.

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