sequela

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

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 sequelae

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

Examples from the Web for sequelae

Historical Examples of sequelae

No other symptoms, however, or sequelae, appeared for nearly a year.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine
Austin Malley

British Dictionary definitions for sequelae

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 sequelae

sequela

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

sequelae in Medicine

sequela

[sĭ-kwĕl′ə]

n. pl. se•quel•ae (-kwĕl′ē)

A pathological condition resulting from a disease.