sequela

American  

[si-kwel-uh, -kwee-luh] / sɪˈkwɛl ə, -ˈkwi lə /

noun

Pathology.

sequelae plural

1. an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.

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sequela British  

/ sɪˈkwiːlə /

noun

1. any abnormal bodily condition or disease related to or arising from a pre-existing disease

2. any complication of a disease

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• sequelae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sequela

1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel

Example Sentences

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

SEQUEL� AND COMPLICATIONS.—The most important sequela of vaccinia is the fact that it protects the subject against small-pox, and on that circumstance hinges the chief practical interest of the disease.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

This curvature, unlike the lateral curvature, is a sequela of an actual disease of the bones.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.

Ringbone, being a common sequela of the reparative process, must receive due attention subsequently.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Chronic endometritis may be the sequela of the acute form, or may be septic in origin, or the result of chronic congestion, acute retroflection or subinvolution following delivery or abortion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various