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se·quela si-'kwe-lə n, pl se·quel·ae -(.)lē a negative aftereffect <prevention of the post-phlebitic sequelae (A. G. Sharf)> <the emotional sequelae of early parental death (Sheila Ballantyne)>
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n. (pl. sequelae)
any disorder or pathological condition that results from a preceding disease or accident.
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se·que·la (sə-kwelґə) pl. sequeґlae [L.] any lesion or affection following or caused by an attack of disease.Medical dictionary. 2011.