consequence, result; aftereffect/after-effect, effect; sequela (disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem); sequel (a narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own)
“En cualquier caso, el goteo de pacientes poscovid sobre el sistema sanitario se augura incesante. Los que sufren secuelas físicas, como fibrosis pulmonar, ictus o trombosis, “pueden presentar los cuadros más graves, pero es poco probable que sean una avalancha”, defiende Julio Mayol, director médico del Hospital Clínico de Madrid.”
Antonyms: precuela
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor Proto-Italic *sekʷōr Latin sequor Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂ Proto-Italic *-ēlā Latin -ēla Latin sequēlabor. Spanish secuela Borrowed from Latin sequēla.