Sequela (Noun)
Meaning
Any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment; "paralysis is one of the sequelae of poliomyelitis".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was left with chronic pain and limited mobility as a sequela of the severe spinal cord injury.
- A sequela of diabetes can be kidney failure if left unmanaged.
- Hearing loss can be a sequela of prolonged exposure to loud noises.
- The study investigated the sequelae of head trauma in children and found a link to increased risk of seizures.
- He suffers from memory loss as a direct sequela of the car accident.