Meaning & use
sequelae
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Conditions or symptoms that are the aftermath or consequence of a previous disease, injury, or condition.
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Chronic fatigue was among the sequelae of his long illness.
Doctors monitored the patient for neurological sequelae after the stroke.
A note on using this word
The plural of the Latin word 'sequela'; it almost always appears in the plural form in medical writing.
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