1. relating to or being an early symptom or warning sign of a disease
Usage: medical

Examples

• The patient experienced prodromal symptoms like fatigue and mild fever before the full illness developed.
• Prodromal signs of migraine include visual disturbances and sensitivity to light.
• The doctor recognized the prodromal phase of the viral infection.
• Many mental health conditions have prodromal symptoms that appear before the main disorder.
• The prodromal stage of the disease lasted several days before acute symptoms began.
• Researchers study prodromal indicators to improve early diagnosis.