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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Noun Inflected Forms
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
This curvature, unlike the lateral curvature, is a sequela of an actual disease of the bones.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
Chronic endometritis may be the sequela of the acute form, or may be septic in origin, or the result of chronic congestion, acute retroflection or subinvolution following delivery or abortion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Another sequela of cholera is a tetanic contraction of the flexor muscles of the limbs.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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
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
This lack of scientific understanding creates an untold degree of hardship for those dealing with severe and chronic sequelae of infections.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
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
It appears to me that the mystery of these "sequelae" can easily be explained.
From Nature Cure by Lindlahr, Henry
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