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prodromal

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /pɹəʊˈdɹəʊməl/

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to prodrome; indicating an early stage of a disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 2

symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prodromic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English prodrome Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English prodromal From prodrome + -al.