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S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/prodrome (last access: 19 February 2025); PMC – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5385319/ (last access: 19 February 2025).
N: 1. 1640s, “a forerunner” (a sense now obsolete); by 1834 in pathology, “a prodromal symptom;” from French prodrome (16c.) and directly from Modern Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos “a running forward, a sally, sudden attack,” from pro “forward” (see pro-) + dromos “a running” (see dromedary). Related: Prodromata; prodromatic; prodromic; prodromous.
prodromal (adj). 1716, in pathology, “preliminary,” especially of minor symptoms preceding the outbreak of a disease, from Modern Latin prodromus “a running forward” (see prodrome) + –al (1).
2. One or more symptoms that signal the impending onset of disease or illness and that often appear before other closely related or indicative symptoms.
3. Symptoms (Medicine): prodrome
- An early or premonitory sign or symptom of a [disease].
4. Psychoses; Clinical Psychology: prodromal phase, prodrome phase, prodrome
- [A phase] characterized by social withdrawal, impairment in role functioning, peculiar behavior, neglect of personal hygiene and grooming, blunted or inappropriate affect, disturbances in communication, bizarre ideation, unusual perceptual experiences [or] lack of initiative, interests, or energy.
5. Cultural Interrelation: We can mention the book
S: 1. Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=prodrome (last access: 19 February 2025). 2. MW – https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prodrome (last access: 19 February 2025). 3 & 4. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=PRODROME&index=alt&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 19 February 2025). 5. Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Prodrome-R-W-Hershey/dp/1502984881 (last access: 19 February 2025).
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