prodrome

pro·drome  (prdrm)

n. pl. pro·dromes or pro·dro·ma·ta (-drm-t)

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

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

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pro·dromal (-drml), pro·dromic (-drmk) adj.

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prodrome [ˈprəʊdrəʊm]

n

(Medicine) Med any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease

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

prodromal , prodromic [prəʊˈdrɒmɪk] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

prodrome - an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur prodroma symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

Translations

prodrome [ˈprəʊˌdrəʊm] n (Med) → prodromo

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prodrome [ˈprəʊˌdrəʊm] n (Med) → prodromo