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coun·ter·open·ing | \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌōp-(ə-)niŋ 
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\Medical Definition of counteropening
: an aperture on the opposite side or in a different place specifically : a surgical opening made opposite another to facilitate drainage (as of an abscess)
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