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.

Origin of sequela

1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel

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Related Words for sequela

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

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Historical Examples of sequela

Death may also be the result of a sequela long after the disease has run its course.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various
This curvature, unlike the lateral curvature, is a sequela of an actual disease of the bones.
The Mother and Her Child
William S. Sadler
We know that granular ophthalmia with trichiasis as a sequela was very rife.
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times
John Stewart Milne
Acute miliary tuberculosis of the lungs is more often met with as a sequela than as a complication.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various

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

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

sequela in Medicine

sequela

[sĭ-kwĕl′ə]

n. pl. se•quel•ae (-kwĕl′ē)

A pathological condition resulting from a disease.