sequela

American  

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

noun

Pathology.

plural

sequelae

1. an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.

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sequela British  

/ sɪˈkwiːlə /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of sequela

1785–95; < Latin sequēla sequel

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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