About The Word Sequela
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Sequela
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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"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sequela: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sequela: 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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