n, pl  se*quel*ae   :  an aftereffect of disease, injury, procedure, or treatment <prevention of the post-phlebitic sequelae -A. G. Sharf>  <acneform eruptions … and impaired wound healing are some of the frequently recognized sequelae of this therapy -N. L. Gottlieb & N. S. Penneys>  .
 
 
 
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