"contrafissure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contrafissures [plural]
Etymology: From contra- + fissure. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|contra|fissure}} contra- + fissure Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrafissure (plural contrafissures)
  1. (medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it. Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: counterfissure

Inflected forms

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