sequela

[ si-kwel-uh, -kwee-luh ]

noun

, Pathology.

, plural se·quel·ae [si-, kwel, -ee, -, kwee, -lee].

1. an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.

sequela

/ sɪˈkwiːlə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequela¹

1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel

Word History and Origins

Origin of sequela¹

C18: from Latin: sequel

Example Sentences

As with many diseases, after the acute infection has passed, a constellation of symptoms known as sequelae can still linger.

From Quanta Magazine

This curvature, unlike the lateral curvature, is a sequela of an actual disease of the bones.

From Project Gutenberg

We know that granular ophthalmia with trichiasis as a sequela was very rife.

From Project Gutenberg

Acute miliary tuberculosis of the lungs is more often met with as a sequela than as a complication.

From Project Gutenberg

Phthisis is, however, a much less frequent sequela of typhus than of typhoid fever.

From Project Gutenberg

Among those who recover, a common sequela, as before mentioned, is jaundice.

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