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sequela

[si-kwel-uh, -kwee-luh] / sɪˈkwɛl ə, -ˈkwi lə /


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But by far the most painful thing was knowing I had exposed my wife and unborn child to COVID-19 and its labyrinth of winding pathology and sequela.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 28, 2021

Chronic endometritis may be the sequela of the acute form, or may be septic in origin, or the result of chronic congestion, acute retroflection or subinvolution following delivery or abortion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Death may also be the result of a sequela long after the disease has run its course.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

They were not found at all in cases fatal from some sequela of the disease.45 45 Times and Gaz.,

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Another sequela of cholera is a tetanic contraction of the flexor muscles of the limbs.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Moreover, repeated infections can lead to the post-streptococcal sequelae of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, for which the Australian Indigenous population bears the highest disease burden globally.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023

This lack of scientific understanding creates an untold degree of hardship for those dealing with severe and chronic sequelae of infections.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023

The syndrome is known by medical professionals as postacute sequelae of COVID-19, or PASC.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2023

Scientists have come to know it as post-acute sequelae of COVID, or PASC, and the federal government launched a program to study it in February 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2022

Pneumonia and pulmonary edema may exist before tracheotomy, but they are rare sequelae.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson


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