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se⋅que⋅la

  [si-kwee-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] . Pathology.
an abnormal condition resulting from a previous disease.
Origin:
1785–95; < L sequēla sequel
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se·quel·a   (sĭ-kwěl'ə)   
n.   pl. se·quel·ae (-kwěl'ē)

  1. A pathological condition resulting from a disease.

  2. A secondary consequence or result.


[Latin sequēla, sequel; see sequel.]
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Main Entry: se·quela
Pronunciation: si-'kwe-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural se·quel·ae /-(")lE/
: an aftereffect of disease, injury, procedure, or treatment sequelae —A. G. Sharf> sequelae of this therapy —N. L. Gottlieb & N. S. Penneys>
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sequela se·quel·a (sĭ-kwěl'ə)
n. pl. se·quel·ae (-kwěl'ē)
A pathological condition resulting from a disease.

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