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adjective
- 1. relating to or denoting the period between the appearance of initial symptoms and the full development of a rash or fever.
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Indicators that precede the onset of disease
In medicine, a prodrome is an early sign or symptom 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 prodromos, meaning "running before". Prodromes may be non-specific symp... Wikipedia