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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

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

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

Phthisis is, however, a much less frequent sequela of typhus than of typhoid fever.

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

Now, a study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders reveals how photobiomodulation applied to the brain-gut axis is effective in recovering some cognitive alterations and sequelae caused by chronic stress.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

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

So, he said, “much like vaccination, antiviral treatment during acute infection is likely to be one tool in the armamentarium to reduce the risk of post-Covid sequelae, but is unlikely to totally solve the problem.”

From New York Times Nov. 7, 2022

The sequelae of influenza in my case have been mostly pimples and procrastination, the former largely on my nose, so that I have been a spectacle.

From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Huxley, Leonard




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