An early or premonitory symptom of a disease. SYN: prodromus. [G. prodromos, a running before, fr. pro- + dromos, a running, a course]
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a symptom indicating the onset of a disease.
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pro·drome (proґdrōm) [L. prodromus; Gr. prodromos forerunning] a premonitory symptom or precursor; a symptom indicating the onset of a disease. prodromal, prodromic adjMedical dictionary. 2011.