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sequela

[si-kwel-uh, -kwee-luh]
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noun, plural se·quel·ae [si-kwel-ee, -kwee-lee] /sɪˈkwɛl i, -ˈkwi li/. Pathology.

an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.

RELATED WORDS

residue, weight, emanation, importance, residual, corollary, ramification, residuum, consecution, contrecoup

Origin of sequela

1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel
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British Dictionary definitions for sequela

sequela

noun plural -lae (-liː) (often plural) med

any abnormal bodily condition or disease related to or arising from a pre-existing disease
any complication of a disease

Word Origin for sequela

C18: from Latin: sequel
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Word Origin and History for sequela
n.

plural sequelae, 1793, originally in pathology, from Latin sequela "that which follows, consequence" (see sequel).

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Medicine definitions for sequela

sequela

[sĭ-kwĕl′ə]

n. pl. se•quel•ae (-kwĕl′ē)

A pathological condition resulting from a disease.
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