"contrecoup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: contrecoups [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French contrecoup, from contre (Latin contra) + coup a blow. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|contrecoup}} French contrecoup, {{uder|en|la|contra}} Latin contra Head templates: {{en-noun}} contrecoup (plural contrecoups)
  1. (pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck. Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-contrecoup-en-noun-93GiZLWo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 6 4 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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