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What is "prodromal"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prodromal

Prodromal \Prod"ro*mal\, a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to prodromes; as, the prodromal stage of a disease.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
prodromal

1717, from Modern Latin prodromus "a running forward" (see prodrome) + -al (1).

Wiktionary
prodromal

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

WordNet
prodromal

adj. symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease [syn: prodromic]

Usage examples of "prodromal".

Were the strange voices and erotic episodes prodromal of brain damage?