sequela

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sequela

/sɪˈkwiːlə/ UK
/-ˈkwɛ-/ UK
/sɪˈkwɛlə/ US
/-ˈkwi-/ US
/sɪˈkwiːliː/ UK
/sɪˈkwɛliː/ US

Rhymes with -iːlə, -ɛlə

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin sequēla (“aftermath, sequel; consequence, result”), from sequor (“to follow; to come or go after, pursue”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”)) + -ēla (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Doublet of sequel.

The plural form is a learned borrowing from Latin sequēlae.

noun sequelae · sequelæ

Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one, being either partly or wholly caused by it, or made possible by it. Complications: haematoma formation is a dangerous sequela of this operation, and careful drainage with polythene tubing was carried out.
broadly, formal That which follows; a consequence, an effect. Initially he dosed himself [with opium] to quell neuralgia associated with 'gout' and nervous shooting pains in the limb and head, unable to bear the agonies these complaints produced on what Humphry Davy would call his 'excessive sensibility'. Self-dosing brought emotional and physical sequelae of
broadly, formal, rare People who adhere to the opinions or teachings of another; followers.

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noun condition or disease which follows chronologically after an earlier one

Español	secuela
한국어	후유증 huyujjeung
日本語	後遺症 kōishō
中文	後遺症 /后遗症 hòuyízhèng
Português	sequela
Français	séquelle
Deutsch	Folgeerscheinung, Folgezustand
Italiano	sequela
Русский	после́дствие poslédstvije, осложне́ние osložnénije
Tiếng Việt	di chứng

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@misc{sequela_2026,
  title = {sequela},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sequela},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}