sequela
Americannoun
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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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
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
A peculiar sequela was that the man suffered from a calculus, the nucleus of which was a piece of the seat of his pantaloons which the stick had carried in.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
This was probably due to the adhesions that occurred after the old operation, done without any regard to the possible development of such a sequela, some twenty years ago.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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 Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)
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
So, he said, “much like vaccination, antiviral treatment during acute infection is likely to be one tool in the armamentarium to reduce the risk of post-Covid sequelae, but is unlikely to totally solve the problem.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
Expelled from the Exchange with all the sequelae of bankruptcy,—shame, beggary!
From Mercadet A Comedy in Three Acts by Balzac, Honoré de
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