sequela
Americannoun
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sequelae
plural
noun
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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
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sequela
1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel
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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
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
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
And sith John Howland is after a sort betrothed to the poor bemused child, I think it well to summon him, that he may advise with us as to the sequela of this folly.
From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) Austin
Even as it is, if my wife's health admitted of moving I'd pitch it up to-morrow and run away—anywhere—ere softening of the brain came on as the sequela of hardening of the heart.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II by Edmund Downey
Now, a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders reveals how photobiomodulation applied to the brain-gut axis is effective in recovering some cognitive alterations and sequelae caused by chronic stress.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
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
His wife, William Porphyry's mother, made the acquaintance of a rich young man named Nolan, who was recuperating at Seagate from the sequelae of snake-bite, malaria, and a gun accident in Brazil.
From The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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