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sequela Definition

se·quela (si kwē′lə, -kwel′ə)

noun pl. -·lae--lē, --ē

  1. a thing that follows; consequence
  2. Med. a diseased condition following, and usually resulting from, a previous disease

Etymology: L < sequi, to follow: see sequent

sequela Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • poliomyelitis: RESULTS: Twenty-five of 47 patients ( 53.2 % ) reported symptoms possibly related to the late sequelae of poliomyelitis.
  • infection: The evidence that antibiotic treatment can help to prevent some of the sequelae of toxoplasmosis infection is unfortunately contradictory.
  • polio: Creatine kinase and fibrillation potentials in patients with late sequelae of polio.
  • syndrome: None of the patients had any sequelae of compartment syndrome at 6-month follow up.
  • exposure: Neuropsychological sequelae of digital mobile phone exposure in humans.

Preposition: after

  • abortion: Some of the Partners have also participated in other trials involving the oral contraceptive pill and sequela after abortion.

Converse of object

  • have: None of the patients had any sequelae of compartment syndrome at 6-month follow up.
  • experience: However, a bias may still exist because those persons currently experiencing late sequelae might have a greater tendency to respond to questionnaires.
  • suffer: In addition, he suffered psychological sequelae that would have been avoided with prompt re-admission and early control of the post-operative infection.

Adjective modifier

  • neurological: Neurological sequelae have been reported where secondary deposits impinge upon the spinal cord or CNS.
  • psychological: The RCOG's own website mentions " psychological sequelae " which it says only a minority of women experience.
  • adverse: No adverse sequelae resulted from any of these incidents.
  • long-term: The remaining patients survived without long-term sequelae other than one patient with ongoing malaise.
  • serious: Nurses completed more than 90 % of the forms and the vast majority of incidents recorded had no serious sequelae for patients.
  • late: Creatine kinase and fibrillation potentials in patients with late sequelae of polio.

Noun used with modifier

  • post-polio: Energy conservation, occupational therapy, and the treatment of post-polio sequelae.
  • postpolio: Perry, J. , Young, S. , and Barnes, G. : Strengthening exercise for postpolio sequelae.
  • polio: RESULTS: The 39 subjects have on average lived with polio sequelae for 52 years.
  • term: The expectation was that he would have no long term sequelae.
  • poliomyelitis: METHOD: Interviews with 22 persons with poliomyelitis sequelae were content analyzed according to grounded theory.