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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

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

A peculiar sequela was that the man suffered from a calculus, the nucleus of which was a piece of the seat of his pantaloons which the stick had carried in.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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

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

That said, Sen was unambiguous about one thing: The need for widespread vaccination, since "even milder infection and infection in children can associate with post-COVID neurological sequelae."

From Salon Nov. 23, 2022

It appears to me that the mystery of these "sequelae" can easily be explained.

From Nature Cure by Henry Lindlahr




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