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prodrome

prod·rome

US/ˈpɹoʊˌdɹoʊm/ uncommon obsolete rare

noun

1.

an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur

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Origin

Probably by analogy with syndrome (pro- + -drome), but consistent with Ancient Greek προδρομή (prodromḗ, “running forward, sally, skirmish”).

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