prodrome
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See also: prodròme
English
Etymology
Probably by analogy with syndrome (pro- + -drome), but consistent with Ancient Greek προδρομή (prodromḗ, “running forward, sally, skirmish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prodrome (plural prodromes)
- (rare) A precursor or harbinger; also a warning event.
- 1643, Lawrence Womack, Sober Sadness, page 45; quoted in The American encyclopædic dictionary, Volume 7, page 3252, published 1897
- These may prove the Prodromes to the ruin of our Monarchy.
- 1643, Lawrence Womack, Sober Sadness, page 45; quoted in The American encyclopædic dictionary, Volume 7, page 3252, published 1897
- An introductory or preliminary book or treatise.
- Synonym: prodromus (archaic)
- (medicine) An early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms) warning of the onset of a disease.
Related terms
Translations
introductory book or treatise
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medicine: early sign or symptom
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Adjective
prodrome (not comparable)
See also
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
prodrome m (plural prodromes)
Further reading
- “prodrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.