prodrome

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[edit] Etymology

Probably by analogy with syndrome (pro- + -drome), but consistent with Ancient Greek προδρομή (prodromē, “running forward, sally, skirmish”)

[edit] Noun

prodrome (plural prodromes)

  1. (medicine) an early symptom warning of the onset of a disease

[edit] Translations

medicine: an early symptom

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