sequela
IPA: sˈikwʌɫʌ
noun
- (pathology) Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it.
- (by extension, formal)
- That which follows; a consequence, an effect.
- (rare) People who adhere to the opinions or teachings of another; followers.
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Examples of "sequela" in Sentences
- Oh, and one more sequela from this event – I despise telephones.
- Only other sequela I've noticed is a small numb spot on the lateral side of the knee.
- These neurologic sequela are manifested as periventricular leukomalacia, seen on MRI or CT scans.
- In medicine we talk about sequela, a pathological condition resulting from an injury, disease, or attack.
- Finally, we are going to be hearing a good deal more about vaccines, seizure disorders, and autism as a "residual sequela" of the injury.
- The article suggests that there is significant overlap between the definition of autism and the VICP's definitions of encephalopathy, seizure and sequela resulting events.
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