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sequela
a condition that results from a previous disease or injury
In more detail
1. (noun) a consequence or result that follows from something, especially an undesirable one
2. (noun) in medicine, a disease or condition that results from a previous illness or injury
Examples
- 1. Poverty is often a sequela of inadequate education.
- 2. Paralysis can be a sequela of a severe stroke.
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