different between sequela vs symptom

English

Etymology

From Latin sequ?la (“that which follows”), from sequi (“follow”). Compare sequence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??kwi?l?/

Noun

sequela (plural sequelae)

1. (pathology) A disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem.
   • 1973 Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise,

     ‘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.’

   • 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin 2004, p. 407,

     Self-dosing brought emotional and physical sequelae of its own.

2. That which follows; an inference or corollary.

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• sequela on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Anagrams

• queleas

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se?kw?.la/
• Rhymes: -?la

Noun

sequela f (plural sequele)

1. string, sequence, series, string
2. (pathology) sequela

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• seqüela (superseded)

Noun

sequela f (plural sequelas)

1. (pathology) sequela (condition caused by an earlier disease or problem)
2. consequence; effect

   Synonyms: consequência, efeito

3. sequence; series; string

   Synonyms: série, sequência

4. (narratology) sequel (a following release in a series of films, books etc.)

   Synonyms: sequência, continuação

5. entourage (retinue of attendants, associates or followers)

   Synonym: séquito

References

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (súmpt?ma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of ???????? (sumpípt?, “? befall”), from ???- (sun-, “together”) + ????? (pípt?, “I fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m(p)t?m/
• Hyphenation: symp?tom

Noun

symptom (plural symptoms)

1. (medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash.

2. (figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something else, especially of something undesirable.

Synonyms

• indication
• manifestation
• sign, signal
• See also Thesaurus:symptom

Antonyms

• Treatment of symptoms versus treatment of cause

Derived terms

• symptomatology
• symptomless

Related terms

• asymptomatic
• asymptote
• symptomatic

Translations

Further reading

• symptom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• symptom in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Czech

Etymology

From German Symptom from Ancient Greek ???????? (súmpt?ma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of ???????? (sumpípt?, “? befall”), from ???- (sun-, “together”) + ????? (pípt?, “I fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?mptom]

Noun

symptom m

1. symptom

Declension

Related terms

• symptomatický

References

Danish

Noun

symptom n (singular definite symptomet, plural indefinite symptomer)

1. symptom

Declension

Derived terms

• symptomfri

Related terms

• symptomatisk

References

• “symptom” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (súmpt?ma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”), from stem of ???????? (sumpípt?, “? befall”), from ???- (sun-, “together”) + ????? (pípt?, “I fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?mp?tu?m/
• Rhymes: -u?m
• Hyphenation: symp?tom

Noun

symptom n (definite singular symptomet, indefinite plural symptom or symptomer, definite plural symptoma or symptomene)

1. symptom

Derived terms

• abstinenssymptom

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

symptom n (definite singular symptomet, indefinite plural symptom, definite plural symptoma)

1. symptom

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m.pt?m/

Noun

symptom m inan

1. symptom

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

In the Swedish language since 1730. From Ancient Greek ???????? (súmpt?ma, “a happening, accident, symptom of disease”).

Noun

symptom n

1. Dated form of symtom (“symptom”).