Is Prodrome a Word?

noun Pathology. an early symptom that signals the onset of an illness or disease; a symptom or series of symptoms that precedes the more obvious, diagnosable symptoms that develop along with the condition: A bout of headaches and/or fatigue is not an unusual prodrome of Lyme disease.

What does the word prodrome mean in medical terms?

: a premonitory symptom of disease.

What does dromal mean?

a combining form meaning “ running,” “course,” “racecourse” ( hippodrome); on this model used to form words referring to other large structures (airdrome) [comb. form of Gk drómos dromos] Word Frequency. ×

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