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

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

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."

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.

prodrome [pro´drōm]
a premonitory symptom; a symptom indicating the onset of a disease. adj., adj prodro´mal, prodro´mic.

prodrome (prō´drōm),
n a symptom, often noted prior to monitoring and diagnosis that may signal the beginning of a disease.

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

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


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