noun
after-effect; sequela; prognostic symptoms
Medical term for lingering symptoms or complications following an illness or injury; also used figuratively for lasting negative consequences.
交通事故の後遺症で、今も首が痛む。
I still have neck pain as an after-effect of the traffic accident.
その政策の後遺症が長く経済に残った。
The after-effects of that policy lingered in the economy for a long time.