contrecoup
[ kon-truh-koo; French kawntruh-koo ]
/ ˈkɒn trəˌku; French kɔ̃trəˈku /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
an injury of one point of an organ or part resulting from a blow on the opposite point.
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Also called counterstroke.
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For instance, they knew of the possibility of fracture by contrecoup.
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Medical definitions for contrecoup
contrecoup
[ kŏn′trə-kōō′ ]
n.
Injury to a part opposite the site of the primary injury, as an injury to the skull opposite the site of a blow.
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