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con⋅tre⋅coup

  [kon-truh-koo; Fr. kawntruh-koo]
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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.
Also called counterstroke.

Origin:
1820–30; < F contre-coup. See counter-, coup 1
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Main Entry: con·tre·coup
Pronunciation: 'kOn-tr&-"kü, 'kän-
Function: noun
: injury occurring on one side of an organ (as thebrain) when it recoils against a hard surface (as of the skull) following a blow on the opposite side
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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contrecoup con·tre·coup (kŏn'trə-k&oomacr;')
n.
Injury to a part opposite the site of the primary injury, as an injury to the skull opposite the site of a blow.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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