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sequela

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7 lettersPronunciation /sɪˈkwiːlə/Part of speech nounSorted aeelqsuStarts with SEnds with A0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin sequēla (“aftermath, sequel; consequence, result”), from sequor (“to follow; to come or go after, pursue”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)) + -ēla (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Doublet of sequel.

Used in a sentence

  • 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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