Prodromus
A prodromus ('forerunner' or 'precursor') aka prodrome is a term used in the natural sciences to describe a preliminary publication intended as the basis for a later, more comprehensive work.
It is also a medical term used for a premonitory symptom, that is, a symptom indicating the onset of a disease.[1][2]
The origin of the word is from the 19th century: via French from New Latin prodromus, from Greek prodromos forerunner.[3]
Notable prodromi were Prodromus Entomology, Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen, Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis and Nicolas Steno's De solido intra solidum naturaliter contento dissertationis prodromus, one of the early treatises attempting to explain the occurrence of fossils in solid rock.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.
- ↑ Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers (2007, Saunders)
- ↑ Collins, Dictionary. "Collins Dictionary". http://www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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