sequela
Americannoun
plural
sequelaenoun
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any abnormal bodily condition or disease related to or arising from a pre-existing disease
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any complication of a disease
Etymology
Origin of sequela
1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel
Example Sentences
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But by far the most painful thing was knowing I had exposed my wife and unborn child to COVID-19 and its labyrinth of winding pathology and sequela.
From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2021
Death may also be the result of a sequela long after the disease has run its course.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Another sequela of cholera is a tetanic contraction of the flexor muscles of the limbs.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Phthisis is, however, a much less frequent sequela of typhus than of typhoid fever.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
They were not found at all in cases fatal from some sequela of the disease.45 45 Times and Gaz.,
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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