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

Causes.—Inflammation is the only known cause, although it may not occur immediately; it frequently follows catarrhal conjunctivitis and keratitis as a sequela.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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.

They were not found at all in cases fatal from some sequela of the disease.45 45 Times and Gaz.,

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

And sith John Howland is after a sort betrothed to the poor bemused child, I think it well to summon him, that he may advise with us as to the sequela of this folly.

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)