prodrome (redirected from Prodromal labour)

prodrome /pro·drome/ (pro´drōm) a premonitory symptom; a symptom indicating the onset of a disease.prodro´malprodro´mic

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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 disease.

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

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Prodrome

A symptom or group of symptoms that appears shortly before an acute attack of illness. The term comes from a Greek word that means "running ahead of."

Mentioned in: Cold Sore, Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Genital Herpes, Hantavirus Infections, Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis

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prodrome

[prō′drōm]

Etymology: Gk, prodromos, running before

1 an early sign of a developing condition or disease.

2 the earliest phase of a developing condition or disease. Many infectious diseases such as chickenpox or measles are most contagious during the prodromal period. prodromal, adj.

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prodrome (prō´drōm),

n a symptom, often noted prior to monitoring and diagnosis that may signal the beginning of a disease.

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prodrome

a premonitory clinical sign; a clinical sign indicating the onset of a disease.

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prodrome

Medtalk A premonitory or early Sx of a disease or a disorder Neurology A premonitory Sx unrelated to a seizure  Cf Aura.