後遺症
Meanings
1
after-effect; sequela; prognostic symptoms
Medical term for lingering symptoms or complications following an illness or injury; also used figuratively for lasting negative consequences.
I still have neck pain as an after-effect of the traffic accident.
The after-effects of that policy lingered in the economy for a long time.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の後遺症が残るafter-effects of 〈event〉 remain
The after-effects of the accident still remain today.
- 後遺症に苦しむto suffer from after-effects
He is suffering from the after-effects of a traffic accident.
- 後遺症が出るafter-effects to appear/manifest
After surgery, after-effects can sometimes appear.
- 後遺症を負うto bear/sustain after-effects
She ended up bearing the after-effects of that illness for the rest of her life.