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Residual vs Sequela - What's the difference?

residual | sequela |

As nouns the difference between residual and sequela

is that residual is a remainder left over at the end of some process while sequela is a disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem.

As an adjective residual

is of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

residual

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.

    • Synonyms

    * residuary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A remainder left over at the end of some process.
  • (in the plural) Payments made to performers, writers and directors when a recorded broadcast is repeated.

    • sequela

    English

    Noun

    (sequelae)
  • (pathology) A disease or condition which is caused by an earlier disease or problem.
  • * 1970 , JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition ,
    • Complications: haematoma formation is a dangerous sequela of this operation, and careful drainage with polythene tubing was carried out.
  • * 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.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "sequela") ----