Noun

1. a disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem

   • 1970: Complications: haematoma formation is a dangerous sequela of this operation, and careful drainage with polythene tubing was carried out. — JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
   • 1973: ‘Ay, ay,’ said Stephen testily, ‘it is showy enough to look at, no doubt, but these are only the superficial sequelae. There is no essential lesion.’ — Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise
   • 2003: Self-dosing brought emotional and physical sequelae of its own. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 407)

Noun

1. string, sequence, series, string
2. sequela