Synonyms

sequela

American

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

noun

Pathology.

an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.

sequela British

/ sɪˈkwiːlə /

noun

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

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Sequela, sē-kwē′la, n. that which follows: an inference, a corollary:—pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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