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

It’s “kind of gross,” but it’s “not a high risk for disease or any other sequelae.”

From Salon

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

Shaylee died of “sequelae of blunt head trauma,” or the result of a prior head injury, days after she was admitted to the hospital, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles County medical examiner this weekend ruled Shaylee’s death accidental, finding the cause of death was “sequelae of blunt head trauma,” or the result of a prior head injury.

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, repeated infections can lead to the post-streptococcal sequelae of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, for which the Australian Indigenous population bears the highest disease burden globally.

From Science Daily