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contrecoup


con·tre·coup

noun \ˈkōn-trə-ˌkü, ˈkän-\

Definition of CONTRECOUP

: injury (as when the brain strikes the skull) occurring on the side of an organ opposite to the side on which a blow or impact is received—compare coup