sequela
noun
se·quela
si-ˈkwe-lə 
plural sequelae
si-ˈkwe-(ˌ)lē
1
: an aftereffect of a disease, condition, or injury
2
: a secondary result
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Youth living in communities impacted by gun violence experience a sequela of mental health issues including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Amanda Joy Calhoun, Md, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
Another dangerous sequela of unnecessary treatment is the development of antimicrobial resistant organisms, which is a huge global problem.
—Richard Marfuggi, STAT, 22 Dec. 2022
Following the debut of bulimia nervosa in the DSM-III, the University of Chicago put out a press release publicizing its own rather novel data on a kind of sequela of anorexia.
—Lee Daniel Kravetz, The Cut, 31 July 2017
Today, however, the Buffalo News carries the story of a New York State teen’s death from MRSA pneumonia as a sequela of flu:
Matthew Davis was a healthy Buffalo teenager who participated in sports before complaining of headaches June 13.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 23 June 2009
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Amanda Joy Calhoun, Md, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
Another dangerous sequela of unnecessary treatment is the development of antimicrobial resistant organisms, which is a huge global problem.
—Richard Marfuggi, STAT, 22 Dec. 2022
Following the debut of bulimia nervosa in the DSM-III, the University of Chicago put out a press release publicizing its own rather novel data on a kind of sequela of anorexia.
—Lee Daniel Kravetz, The Cut, 31 July 2017
Today, however, the Buffalo News carries the story of a New York State teen’s death from MRSA pneumonia as a sequela of flu:
Matthew Davis was a healthy Buffalo teenager who participated in sports before complaining of headaches June 13.
—Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 23 June 2009
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sequela
noun
se·quela
si-ˈkwe-lə
plural sequelae
-(ˌ)lē
: a negative aftereffect
prevention of the post-phlebitic sequelae—A. G. Sharf
A. G. Sharfthe emotional sequelae of early parental death—Sheila Ballantyne
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