noun
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A precursor or harbinger; also a warning event.
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An introductory or preliminary book or treatise.
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An early symptom warning of the onset of a disease.
adjective
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Prodromous.
Examples of prodrome in a Sentence
For the best results, drug treatment should begin during the prodrome stage before blisters are visible.
For example, the herpes prodrome consists of pain, burning, tingling, or itching at a site before blisters are visible while the migraine prodrome consists of visual disturbances.
Following the prodrome, the disease process is rapid.
Adults with CVS often have anxiety or panic attacks as a prodrome.
Many people are able to anticipate an outbreak when they notice a warning sign (a tingling sensation, called a prodrome) of the approaching illness.
Typically, 50 to 80 percent of children with oral herpes experience a prodrome (symptoms of oncoming disease) of pain, burning, itching, or tingling at the site where blisters will form.
The herpes infection prodrome occurs in both the primary infection and recurrent infections.