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Definition of prodromal - 5 dictionary results

pro⋅drome

  [proh-drohm]
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–noun Pathology.
a premonitory symptom.
Origin:
1635–45; < F < NL prodromus, n. use of Gk pródromos running before. See pro- 2 , -drome

Related forms:
prod⋅ro⋅mal  [prod-ruh-muhl, pruh-droh-] , adjective
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pro·drome   (prō'drōm')   
n.   pl. pro·dromes or pro·dro·ma·ta (-drō'mə-tə)
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·dro'mal (-drō'məl), pro·drom'ic (-drŏm'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: pro·dro·mal
Pronunciation: (')prO-'drO-m&l
Variant: also pro·dro·mic /-mik/
Function:adjective
: PRECURSORY; especially : of, relating to, or marked by prodromes prodromal stages of a disease>

Main Entry: pro·drome
Pronunciation: 'prO-"drOm
Function: noun
: a premonitory symptom of disease called also prodroma
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prodrome pro·drome (prō'drōm')
n. pl. pro·dromes or pro·dro·ma·ta (-drō'mə-tə)
An early symptom indicating the onset of an attack or a disease.

pro·dro'mal (-drō'məl) or pro·drom'ic (-drŏm'ĭk) adj.

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