OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34064

sequela

/sɪˈkwiːlə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
secuela
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.
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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