prodromal
Before symptoms peak
Prodromal describes the early warning phase before a disease or condition fully manifests.
A prodromal headache might precede a migraine; prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia appear before psychotic episodes.
The prodrome is a period when something is brewing but hasn't yet arrived in full force: She recognized the prodromal fatigue that signaled a flare-up.
Diffuse, sourceless discomfort
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- headacheCranial pain
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
fever · chills · aura · myalgia · paresthesia · lethargy · photophobia · anorexia
Development before emergence
- onsetStarting point of something
- preclinicalBefore human trials
- subclinicalBelow symptom detection level
- latentPresent but inactive
presymptomatic · early-stage · threshold · incipient · nascent · emergent · beginning · herald
One who foreshadows
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- presageIndicate beforehand
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- premonitoryGiving advance warning
indicator · signal · portent · prognostic · omen · adumbration · foreboding · hint
malaise
Diffuse, sourceless discomfort
dizziness · fever · chills · aura · myalgia · paresthesia · lethargy · photophobia · anorexia · irritability
incubation
Development before emergence
- onsetStarting point of something
- preclinicalBefore human trials
- subclinicalBelow symptom detection level
latent · presymptomatic · early-stage · threshold · incipient · nascent · emergent · beginning · herald · forerunner
harbinger
One who foreshadows
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- presageIndicate beforehand
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
premonitory · indicator · signal · portent · prognostic · omen · adumbration · foreboding · hint · inkling
schizophrenia
Psychotic disorder with delusions
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- migraineSevere neurological head pain
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
measles · shingles · influenza · HIV · labor · dementia · Parkinson's · Alzheimer's · hepatitis · mononucleosis
prodromalacute
Intensely severe or perceptive
full-blown · florid · severe · pronounced · fulminant
prodromalovert
Plainly apparent to all
frank · established · severe · pronounced · peak