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sequelae

noun/sɪˈkwiːliː/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Conditions or after-effects that follow and result from a disease, injury or procedure.

I'll explain the possible long-term sequelae before you decide to go ahead.

Similar: after-effects

Topic: Consent & explaining in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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