Meaning of sequela | Babel Free

Definitions

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.
2. That which follows; a consequence, an effect.
   broadly, formal
3. People who adhere to the opinions or teachings of another; followers.
   broadly, formal, rare

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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.’”

“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⟳.”

“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⟳.”

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