SEQUELA


Meaning of SEQUELA in English

sə̇ˈkwelə, sēˈk-, seˈk-, -wēlə noun

( plural sequelae -(ˌ)lē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, sequel

1. : an aftereffect of disease or injury

enteritis … as a sequela of indigestion — F.B.Hadley

the necessity for frequent blood counts to avoid serious sequelae — G.F.Dick

2. : a secondary result : consequence

the poisonous sequelae of war — R.M.MacIver

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