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pro·drome
(prō′drōm′)n.
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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prodrome
(ˈprəʊdrəʊm) orprodroma
n, pl -dromes or -dromata (-ˈdrɒmətə)
(Medicine) med any symptom that signals the impending onset of a disease
[C19: via French from New Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos forerunner, from pro-2 + dramein to run]
proˈdromal, prodromic adj
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pro•drome
(ˈproʊ droʊm)n.
a premonitory symptom.
[1635–45; < French < New Latin prodromus, n. use of Greek pródromos running before. See pro-2, -dromous]
prod•ro•mal (ˈprɒd rə məl, prəˈdroʊ-) adj.
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| Noun | 1. | prodrome - an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
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前駆症状徴候
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pro·drome
n. pródromo, señal o síntoma preliminar.
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prodrome
n pródromo, malestar m que precede a una enfermedadEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.