sequela

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin sequela, from sequi ‘follow’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɪ'kwi:lə/

[edit] Noun

sequela (plural sequelae)

1. a disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem

   • 1970: Complications: haematoma formation is a dangerous sequela of this operation, and careful drainage with polythene tubing was carried out. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
   • 1973: ‘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.’ — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
   • 2003: Self-dosing brought emotional and physical sequelae of its own. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 407)

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

sequela f. (plural sequele)

1. string, sequence, series, string
2. (pathology) sequela