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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.
  1. an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
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Origin of sequela

1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel
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  • No other symptoms, however, or sequelae, appeared for nearly a year.

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British Dictionary definitions for sequelae

sequela

noun plural -lae (-liː) (often plural) med
  1. any abnormal bodily condition or disease related to or arising from a pre-existing disease
  2. any complication of a disease
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Word Origin

C18: from Latin: sequel
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Word Origin and History for sequelae

sequela

n.

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

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sequelae in Medicine

sequela

(sĭ-kwĕl′ə)
n. pl. se•quel•ae (-kwĕl′ē)
  1. A pathological condition resulting from a disease.
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