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prodrome

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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.
[French, from Latin prodromus, precursor, from Greek prodromos, precursor : pro-, forward; see pro-2 + dromos, running.]
pro·dromal (-drml), pro·dromic (-drmk) adj.
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
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Noun1.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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