Contrecoup
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Contrecoup is a noun meaning (pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
Meaning
(pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
Example Sentences
These injuries, known as contrecoup injuries, appear on the opposite side of the brain from the point of impact because the brain is flung against its own protective (or in this case not-so-protective) casing.
Word Forms
- contrecoups
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include countercurve, convolution, counterboring, countercoup, cowp, colpocephaly.
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