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- Dictionaryprodrome/ˈprəʊdrəʊm/
noun
- 1. an early symptom indicating the onset of a disease or illness.
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Indicators that precede the onset of disease
In medicine, a prodrome is an early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms, referred to as prodromal symptoms) that often indicates the onset of a disease before more diagnostically specific signs and symptoms develop. More specifically, it refers to the period between the first recognition of a disease's symptom until it reaches its more severe form. It is derived from the Greek word prodr... Wikipedia