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Webster 1913 Edition
Contrecoup
‖
Conˊtre-coup′
,Noun.
[F., fr.
contre
(L. contra
) + coup
a blow.] (med.)
A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected.
Definition 2024
contrecoup
contrecoup
English
Noun
contrecoup (plural contrecoups)
- (pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
See also
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