Prodrome
Prodrome
Prodrome (pronunciation: /ˈprɒdrəʊm/) is a term used in medicine to describe an early symptom (or set of symptoms) that might indicate the start of a disease before specific symptoms occur. It is derived from the Greek words "pro" meaning before and "dromos" meaning running.
Etymology
The term "prodrome" comes from the Greek "prodromos", which means "precursor". It was first used in the English language in the 17th century and has been used in medical terminology since the 19th century.
Related Terms
- Symptom: A physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
- Disease: A particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not due to any immediate external injury.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon, usually involving the evaluation of symptoms and medical history of the patient.
- Pathogenesis: The manner of development of a disease or the sequence of events involved in the disease process.
- Pandemic: An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
See Also
References
- Medical dictionaries and textbooks
- Peer-reviewed medical journals
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Prodrome
- Wikipedia's article - Prodrome
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski