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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTRECOUP

Con `tre *coup ", n. Etym: [F., fr. contre (L. contra ) + coup a blow. ](med. )

Defn: A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the parts affected.

New American Oxford Dictionary

contrecoup

con tre coup |ˈkäntrəˌko͞o ˈkɑntrəku | ▶noun ( pl. contrecoups |-ˌko͞oz | ) a contusion resulting from the brain contacting the skull on the side opposite from where impact occurs. Compare with coup.

Oxford Dictionary

contrecoup

con tre coup |ˈkäntrəˌko͞o ˈkɑntrəku | ▶noun ( pl. contrecoups |-ˌko͞oz | ) a contusion resulting from the brain contacting the skull on the side opposite from where impact occurs. Compare with coup.

Duden Dictionary

Contrecoup

Con t re coup , Con tre coup Substantiv, maskulin Medizin , der |…ˈkuː |der Contrecoup; Genitiv: des Contrecoups, Plural: die Contrecoups bei einem heftigen Aufprall entstehende Gegenkraft, die ihrerseits Verletzungen auch an der der Aufprallstelle gegenüberliegenden Seite hervorruft

French Dictionary

contrecoup

contrecoup n. m. nom masculin Évènement qui arrive par suite d ’un autre. SYNONYME conséquence ; effet ; suite .