sequela
noun
an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
sequelae
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pluralof sequela.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Moreover, repeated infections can lead to the post-streptococcal sequelae of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, for which the Australian Indigenous population bears the highest disease burden globally.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
The syndrome is known by medical professionals as postacute sequelae of COVID-19, or PASC.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2023
Scientists have come to know it as post-acute sequelae of COVID, or PASC, and the federal government launched a program to study it in February 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
“There are no confirmed sequelae of Covid-19,” said Dr. Chong Yutian, using a medical term for lingering consequences after an infection or injury.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
Pneumonia and pulmonary edema may exist before tracheotomy, but they are rare sequelae.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
