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Sequela

Sequela Meaning & Definition
Sequela Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sequela?

[n] any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment; "paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis"

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See Also | abnormal condition | abnormalcy | abnormality

Sequela In Webster's Dictionary

\Se*que"la\, n.; pl. {Sequel[ae]}. [L., a follower, a result, from sequit to follow.] One who, or that which, follows. Specifically: (a) An adherent, or a band or sect of adherents. ``Coleridge and his sequela.'' --G. P. Marsh. (b) That which follows as the logical result of reasoning; inference; conclusion; suggestion. Sequel[ae], or thoughts suggested by the preceding aphorisms. --Coleridge. (c) (Med.) A morbid phenomenon left as the result of a disease; a disease resulting from another.

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