sequela

• Termo médico que designa qualquer alteração, complicação ou condição decorrente de uma doença, lesão ou tratamento; também pode indicar a consequência ou o resultado tardio de um processo patológico.

A medical term referring to any abnormality or condition that follows and results from a disease, injury, or treatment.

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   A condition or abnormality that follows and is the result of a disease, injury, or treatment.

   Sequela

   • The patient developed a sequela of chronic pain after the surgery.
   • One common sequela of a stroke is partial paralysis.
   • Doctors monitor patients for any sequela following the infection.

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