SINCE 1828
contrecoup
noun
con·tre·coup
| \ˈkōn-trə-ˌkü,
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Medical 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
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