sequela
Chiefly in the plural: a condition or disease which follows chronologically after an…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.
Meaning
3 sensesChiefly 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.
Folgeerscheinung, Folgezustand
после́дствиеposlédstvije, осложне́ниеosložnénije
(broadly, formal)That which follows; a consequence, an effect.
(broadly, formal, rare)People who adhere to the opinions or teachings of another; followers.
- any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin sequēla (“aftermath, sequel; consequence, result”), from sequLearned 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.
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Forms
plural: sequelaeWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular