sequela — English Dictionary

Noun

1. 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.

   Examples

   Complications: haematoma formation is a dangerous sequela of this operation, and careful drainage with polythene tubing was carried out.

   ‘Ay, ay,’ said Stephen testily, ‘it is showy enough to look at, no doubt, but these are only the superficial sequelae. There is no essential lesion.’

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   Although both acute PID and STIs may remain asymptomatic, some of their shared long-term sequelae are tubal factor infertility (TFI), salpingitis, and adhesions and scarring of the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and surrounding peritoneal tissue. These sequelae have been further identified as factors potentially associated with EOC risk.

2. That which follows; a consequence, an effect.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Formal

   Examples

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   Initially he dosed himself [with opium] to quell neuralgia associated with 'gout' and nervous shooting pains in the limb and head, unable to bear the agonies these complaints produced on what Humphry Davy would call his 'excessive sensibility'. Self-dosing brought emotional and physical sequelae of its own.

3. People who adhere to the opinions or teachings of another; followers.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Formal
   • Rare

Noun

1. any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment

   Broader terms

   abnormalityabnormalcy

   Examples

   paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis