Precursor

:This article is not about the fictional alien race. See Precursor (Star Control). for that information

Medicine

Medically, symptoms that, following the a certain progression, indicate the development of a different problem are also called precursors.

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For example, chest pain can be a precursor to a heart attack. A heart attack involves chest pains, but not all chest pains indicate a heart attack.

Related Topics:
Chest - Heart attack

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