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A common medical term is sequela. You pronounce it like this: seh-QWEL-uh. And it means the after-effects of a disease. In other words, a medical condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury. In the 1950s when polio was ravaging our communities, many individuals who survived had permanent musculoskeletal issues requiring canes, crutches, and other devices. However, long-term follow-up of these survivors indicated a post-polio syndrome that occurred decades after the initial
