Contrafissure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Contrafissure is a noun meaning (medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
Meaning
(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
Example Sentences
When the professor's body was opened the next day , the cranium was very entire , having neither fissure nor contrafissure
Word Forms
- contrafissures
Synonyms for contrafissure
Depending on context, synonyms include counterfissure.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include counterfissure, fissure, fissuring, fissuration, effraction, frac.
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